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Canavalia kauaiensis
As recorded: Canavalia kauaiensis J.D.Sauer
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 7
- Date
- October 1, 1968
- Locality
- Anahola Mts
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 76 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 1, 1968, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 12 other specimens.
Canavalia kauaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-01.

2026-07-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Danielle Frohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Canavalia kauaiensis. BISH 76028. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956472007. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/76028.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956472007 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
