Abrus
6
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1878
First collected
1987
Last collected
2025
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Abrus, most mentions first.
2025
Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]· Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
2019
Hawaiian naturalized vascular plants checklist (February 2019 update)Imada, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1878 by Eggert, H. (East St. Louis.). The Museum last collected it in 1987; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as November 11, 2025.
From the collection
Alive today
6 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2025-11-11
Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Rd, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) misseufloria, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-20
Awaiki St, Waipahu, HI, US
(c) J R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-08
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) rolandwirth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) acare23, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-03-26
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-03-18
13-915 Malama St, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) bluerockbotanicals, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)