Furcraea foetida
Furcraea
Photo: (c) James Steamer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Steamer (iNaturalist)
39
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1912
First collected
2025
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Furcraea foetida, 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 · 2 pages
2019
Hawaiian naturalized vascular plants checklist (February 2019 update)Imada, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2013
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1994–2013: IndexEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2009
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2009: -10: PlantsEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2000
Survey of invasive or potentially invasive cultivated plants in Hawai‘iStaples, G.W., D. Herbst & C.T. Imada · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
1995
Contributions to the Flora of Hawai‘i. III. Additions, range extensions, and rediscoveries of flowering plantsLorence, D.H., T.W. Flynn & W.L. Wagner · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
6 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1912 by Forbes, C.N. (Molokaʻi).
From the collection
Alive today
249 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.

2026-08-16
Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-30
Kealakehe Pkwy, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-30
Honokohau Marina and Small Boat Harbor, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-22
Kahaluu, HI 96744, USA
(c) Ryan Durand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-16
Lanaʻi, Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-22
Kalalau Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) amumford19, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-17
Mamalahoa Hwy, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-24
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Michelle Kobayashi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
