Indigofera suffruticosa
Shrubby Indigo
As recorded: Indigofera suffruticosa Mill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Garber, D.W.
- Collector number
- 550
- Date
- August 2, 1921
- Locality
- Plateau back of Luma
- Island
- Tau
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 61 m
- Identified by
- Christophersen, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 2, 1921, Garber, D.W. also collected 11 other specimens.
Indigofera suffruticosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 735 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.

2026-10-04
Stockdale, TX, US
(c) Chet Burrier, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-28
Protexa, 66170 Cdad. Santa Catarina, N.L., México
(c) Montserrat Gallegos Ortiz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25
Kapolei, HI 96707, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-17
Kualakaʻi Pkwy, Ewa Beach, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-01
Galveston, TX, USA
(c) Eric Keith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-11
Empedrado, Corrientes, Argentina
(c) Rocío Esmeralda Pose, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Indigofera suffruticosa. BISH 698020. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956331363. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/698020.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956331363 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
