Canavalia hawaiiensis
Puakauhi
As recorded: Canavalia hawaiiensis O.Deg., I.Deg. & J.D.Sauer
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.; Kimura, B.; Hobdy, R.; Nagata, L.Robert Hobdy →B. Kimura →Kenneth M. Nagata →L. Nagata →
- Collector number
- 1669
- Date
- July 3, 1978
- Locality
- West Maui, Paunau, Kahoma Ditch Trail
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 3, 1978, Nagata, K.M.; Kimura, B.; Hobdy, R.; Nagata, L. also collected 3 other specimens.
Canavalia hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-24.
2026-02-24
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-25
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Joe Paquin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-19
Hawaii, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-29
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-05-08
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) A. Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Canavalia hawaiiensis. BISH 714280. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956214268. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/714280.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956214268 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026