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BISH 687254Botany

Mucuna gigantea

As recorded: Mucuna gigantea subsp. gigantea

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by
St.John, H.; Coulter, J.W.; Fosberg, F.R.; Yuncker, T.G.J.W. Coulter →F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →Truman George Yuncker →
Collector number
12713
Date
December 27, 1932
Locality
Halawa
Island
Molokaʻi
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.1571, -156.7396 ± 3,301 m
Elevation
61 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
203 Bishop specimens of Mucuna gigantea · collected 1851–2019Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Mucuna gigantea observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-15.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Mucuna gigantea. BISH 687254. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956201970. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/687254.

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