
Sophora chrysophylla
Māmane
Photo: (c) Jim Morefield, some rights reserved (CC BY) (iNaturalist)
406
Bishop specimens
57
Type specimens
1851
First collected
2024
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Sophora chrysophylla, most mentions first.
2014
New records of arthropods from the Hawaiian IslandsKrushelnycky, P., Ogura-Yamada, C.S., King, C.B.A. & Young, L.C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
2013
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2013: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 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
2015
New plant records from Maui, Kaho`olawe, and Kaua`iStarr, F. & Starr, K. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2014
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2014: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2011
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2011: PlantsEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2004
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2004: -05: ArticlesEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2002
Range, habitat, and ecological notes on the wekiu bug ( Nesius wekiuicola), a rare insect species unique to Mauna kea, Hawai‘i IslandEnglund, R.A., D.A. Polhemus, F.G. Howarth & S.L. Montgomery · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
87 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1851 by Rémy, J. (Maui).
From the collection
Alive today
1,108 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.

2026-10-22
Mauna Kea Access Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) azu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-20
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Leleiwi Overlook Trail, Kula, HI, US
(c) Makaela K., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Maui, Makawao, HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) madslovesplants, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
