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BISH 147208Botany
Hedychium spicatum
Spiked Ginger Lily
As recorded: Hedychium spicatum Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae
- Collected by
- Wentworth, C.H.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- December 28, 1959
- Locality
- Kilauea, Wentworth's residence
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Smith, R.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hedychium spicatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2017-04-09.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hedychium spicatum. BISH 147208. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956402697. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/147208.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956402697 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026