Crotalaria trichotoma
West Indian Rattlebox
5
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1956
First collected
2000
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Crotalaria trichotoma, most mentions first.
2019
Hawaiian naturalized vascular plants checklist (February 2019 update)Imada, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2004
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2004: -05: ArticlesEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
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 · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
2 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1956 by Fosberg, F.R. (Ishigaki Island). The Museum last collected it in 2000; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as July 5, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
47 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-07-05
Lokahi St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-25
Government Beach Rd, Keaau, HI, US
(c) hopemielke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-17
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-12
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Adam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-12
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Adam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-01
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Adam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-17
Fourth Ave, Keaau, HI, US
(c) journey07, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-17
Third Ave, Keaau, HI, US
(c) journey07, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)