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Senna surattensis
Sunshine Tree
As recorded: Senna surattensis (Burm.f.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Ishikawa, S.
- Collector number
- 139
- Date
- August 31, 1972
- Locality
- Along Hwy 46, along hwy 7mi E of Kaunakakai
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3 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 August 31, 1972, Ishikawa, S. also collected 2 other specimens.
Senna surattensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 87 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-05.
2026-06-05
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-03-18
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) colenakata, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-18
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Stefan Cranston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-11
Lāwaʻi Rd, Koloa, HI, US
(c) Sean Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-08
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Flower Spider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-03
Kauaʻi, Koloa, HI, US
(c) Lori Anne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Senna surattensis. BISH 80931. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956592196. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/80931.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956592196 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026