Sesbania tomentosa
endemicFabaceae

Sesbania tomentosa

'ōhai

Sesbania tomentosa, commonly known as Oahu riverhemp and ʻŌhai, is an endangered species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to the main Hawaiian Islands as well as Nihoa and Necker Island. It inhabits low shrublands and, rarely, dry forests, at elevations from sea level to 2,500 ft (760 m). Associated native plant species include akiʻaki (Sporobolus virginicus), ilima (Sida fallax), naupaka kahakai (Scaevola taccada), and pili (Heteropogon contortus). Off-road vehicles, wildfires, grazing, and...

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Where documented · 51 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 48 · GBIF 84 records
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 8 · GBIF 8
Keaʻau · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 6
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 6
Kaʻena · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 6
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 4
Waimānalo · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 4
Waimea, Waikoloa · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 3
Keawaʻula · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 3
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Makaweli · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Lāʻiewai · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Honopū · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Mākaha · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kuliʻouʻou · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Ukumehame · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Waiehu · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Nakula · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Pūlehunui · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Keauhou 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1