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Canavalia cathartica

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BISH 80795Botany

Canavalia cathartica

Poisonous Sea Bean

As recorded: Canavalia cathartica Thouars

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 25164
Date: December 23, 1953
Locality: Pukoo
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.0730, -156.7933 ± 1,994 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

223 Bishop specimens of Canavalia cathartica · collected 1905–2022Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Canavalia cathartica observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-10-31.

Canavalia cathartica observed 2022-10-31

2022-10-31

Maui, Napili-Honokowai, HI, US

(c) Diane T. Liggett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Canavalia cathartica observed 2022-05-11

2022-05-11

Halawa, Moloka'i, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Canavalia cathartica observed 2018-12-20

2018-12-20

Kaanapali Beach, Kaanapali, HI, US

(c) Rose Zappa, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Canavalia cathartica observed 2017-12-08

2017-12-08

Kapalua, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Canavalia cathartica. BISH 80795. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956465716. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/80795.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956465716 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026