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Prosopis pallida
As recorded: Prosopis pallida (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- 36
- Date
- April 6, 1972
- Locality
- Kaalualu Bay near South Point
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 April 6, 1972, Whistler, W.A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Prosopis pallida observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,008 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

2026-10-16
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Kaʻae Rd, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) Michael Heggen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Diamond Head Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
no rights reserved

2026-10-08
Dike Trail, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Maile Way, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) suspiciouslylargehungryfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Prosopis pallida. BISH 77570. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956167817. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/77570.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956167817 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
