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Hedychium flavescens
Yellow ginger
As recorded: Hedychium flavescens Carey ex Roscoe
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae
- Collected by
- Meebold, A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 1, 1932
- Locality
- Waiahole Ditch Trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4978, -157.8843 ± 3,694 m
- Identified by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 1, 1932, Meebold, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Abutilon grandifolium
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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
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Adiantum raddianum
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Alternanthera caracasana
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Artemisia australis
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Asplenium acuminatum
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Asplenium aethiopicum
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Asplenium caudatum
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Asplenium contiguum
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Asplenium kaulfussii
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Asplenium kaulfussii
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Asplenium lobulatum
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Asplenium macraei
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Bidens sandvicensis
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Bidens torta
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Bidens torta
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Callistopteris baldwinii
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Canavalia galeata
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Capsicum frutescens
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Ceodes umbellifera
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Cheirodendron trigynum
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Cocculus orbiculatus
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Coprosma ochracea
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Still here: Hedychium flavescens observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 378 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Sophie Paradis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Kamananui Valley Rd, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Pu'u 'Ualaka'a State Park, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) americanlady, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) bchamplin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hedychium flavescens. BISH 147199. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956152555. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/147199.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956152555 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026