Hedychium flavescens
Yellow ginger
As recorded: Hedychium flavescens Carey ex Roscoe
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W.Elizabeth D. Brown Jr. →Hessler Brown →
- Collector number
- 938
- Date
- January 20, 1922
- Locality
- Omoa
- Island
- Fatu Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 500 m
- Identified by
- Nian, L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 20, 1922, Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W. also collected 16 other specimens.
Antrophyum plantagineum
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Artocarpus altilis
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Artocarpus altilis
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Curcuma longa
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Cyperus brevifolius
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Cyperus moutona
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Cyperus moutona
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Elaphoglossum marquisearum
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Elaphoglossum tovii
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Hedychium flavescens
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Lepisorus spicatus
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Oplismenus compositus
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Paspalum conjugatum
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Psydrax odoratus
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Psydrax odoratus
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Psydrax odoratus
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Hedychium flavescens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,548 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Kaumana Dr, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Akaka Falls Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) chokans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Río Grande
(c) nochii_bubbles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Hilo, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Kapaʻa, HI, US
(c) dvanlare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hedychium flavescens. BISH 127303. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956143837. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/127303.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956143837 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026