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Zingiber officinale

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BISH 127392Botany

Zingiber officinale

As recorded: Zingiber officinale Roscoe

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae

Collected by: Elmer, A.D.E.
Collector number: 17417
Date: September 1, 1916
Locality: Irosin (Mt. Bulusan)
Island: Luzon
Region: Sorosogon Province, Philippines
Record type: Preserved specimen

16 Bishop specimens of Zingiber officinale · collected 1903–1999Species page ›

Zingiber officinale observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1916. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 204 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-30.

Zingiber officinale observed 2026-09-30

2026-09-30

Magharibi, TZ

(c) jerryzy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Zingiber officinale observed 2026-08-25

2026-08-25

Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

(c) Franco Colnago, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Zingiber officinale observed 2026-06-08

2026-06-08

San Miguel, El Salvador

(c) Fatima Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Zingiber officinale observed 2026-05-07

2026-05-07

Malolo Island, Fiji

(c) misskoto2026, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Zingiber officinale observed 2026-04-22

2026-04-22

F9FM+MC, Tanah Rata, 39000 Tanah Rata, Pahang, Malaysia

(c) RBR_Universe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Zingiber officinale observed 2026-03-11

2026-03-11

Necoclí, Antioquia, Colombia

(c) Maria eugenia Salgado alvarez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Zingiber officinale. BISH 127392. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956512963. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/127392.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956512963 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026