Pithecellobium
Blackbead
Photo: (c) Ryan Fessenden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ryan Fessenden (iNaturalist)
12
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1940
First collected
1995
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Pithecellobium, 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
2013
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1994–2013: IndexEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2002
Index to the Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for the years 1994 through 2000Evenhuis, N.L. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2000
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1994–2000: IndexEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2013
2012-2013 monitoring of the Orange-Black Damselfly Megalagrion xanthomelas (Sélys-Longchmps) (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae)Preston, D.J. & Arakaki, K. · Contribution to 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
2008
Inventory of seabirds, plants, and arthropods on twenty offshore islets in the main Hawaiian IslandsEijzenga, H. & Preston, D.J. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
1 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1940 by Poilane, E. (Annam. Asssif du Bi Doup). The Museum last collected it in 1995; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as September 28, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
301 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-30
Lawehana St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Salem De La Luna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-11
Kamehameha Hwy W, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-04
Makena, HI 96753, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Olowalu, HI 96761, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-01
Mauna Loa, Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-26
Rodgers Blvd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-23
Manukai St, Keauhou, HI, US
(c) Kiki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)