
Macroptilium lathyroides
Phasey Bean
As recorded: Macroptilium lathyroides (L.) Urb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- 8752
- Date
- February 8, 1993
- Locality
- Lae
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Identified by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 8, 1993, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 1 other specimen.
Macroptilium lathyroides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,016 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
15th Ave S + 19th St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712, USA
(c) mul1et, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Lytton
(c) Claire Cox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
NW 71st Pl, Coconut Creek, FL, US
(c) bamaggard2026, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Main Dr, Venus, FL, US
(c) Heidi Kipp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Polk County, FL, USA
(c) Connor Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Lakeland, FL 33803, USA
(c) Michael m, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Macroptilium lathyroides. BISH 731992. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956450017. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/731992.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956450017 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
