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Family Fabaceae

HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Macroptilium lathyroides

Makapu'u, Oahu

WILD BEAN or COW PEA

Erect plant in dry disturbed areas.  Leaves narrow to ovate, with few hairs on underside.  Native to tropical & subtropical America.  Macroptilium atropurpureum is a creeping species with lobed leaves with hairy undersides.