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Musa acuminata
Cavendish banana
As recorded: Musa acuminata Colla
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Musaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 282.Mo
- Date
- July 1, 1912
- Locality
- Kahioaka ?
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Staples, G.W.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1912, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acacia koa
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Acacia koa
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Adenophorus hymenophylloides
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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Adenophorus tenellus
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Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
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Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
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Adenostemma viscosum
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Alphitonia ponderosa
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Anoectochilus sandvicensis
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Asplenium acuminatum
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Asplenium acuminatum
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Asplenium acuminatum
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Asplenium acuminatum
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Asplenium acuminatum
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Asplenium acuminatum
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Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
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Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
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Asplenium aethiopicum
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Asplenium contiguum
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Asplenium contiguum
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Asplenium kaulfussii
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Musa acuminata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 202 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-01.
2026-10-01
Kamehameha Hwy, Kāneʻohe, HI, US
(c) Anumeha Justice, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
Poʻipu Rd, Poʻipū, HI, US
(c) hiker4pnw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-12
Kualoa Ranch, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) edward_briseno1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-24
Onomea Old Government Road, Papaikou, HI, US
(c) hopemielke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-17
Hana Hwy, Haiku, HI, US
(c) Arachnid Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-11
Hawaii, US
(c) cbird808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Musa acuminata. BISH 146850. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956361871. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/146850.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956361871 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026