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Mucuna gigantea
Burny Bean
As recorded: Mucuna gigantea subsp. gigantea
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Hughes, G.D.
- Collector number
- 1131
- Date
- August 16, 2005
- Locality
- Kalaupapa; Waileia, coast near mouth of river
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Imada, C.; Kennedy, B.C.T. Imada →Barbara Kennedy →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 16, 2005, Hughes, G.D. also collected 1 other specimen.
Mucuna gigantea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-06.
2026-08-06
Aleka Loop, Kapaa, HI, US
(c) alden flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-04
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Boris K., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-30
Island of Hawaiʻi, Papaaloa, HI, US
(c) cathylattin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-15
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) danielvarblow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-23
Kauaʻi, Kapaʻa, HI, US
(c) Graham Steinruck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-07
Waikane, HI 96744, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mucuna gigantea. BISH 718608. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956681663. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/718608.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956681663 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026