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Zingiber zerumbet
shampoo ginger
As recorded: Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 9883
- Date
- September 26, 1929
- Locality
- Mt. Tantalus
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 26, 1929, St.John, H. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Ceratonia siliqua
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Christella dentata
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Cinnamomum camphora
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Dioscorea bulbifera
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Freycinetia arborea
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Indigofera suffruticosa
Botany
Metrosideros tremuloides
Botany
Nephrolepis exaltata
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Paederia foetida
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Peperomia membranacea
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Pipturus albidus
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Psychotria kaduana
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Taraxacum officinale
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Tithonia diversifolia
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Zingiber zerumbet observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 197 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.
2026-10-14
Kailua, HI 96734, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-25
Kauai County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-07
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
(c) Allen Melton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Aiea Heights Dr, Aiea, HI, US
(c) Nathan Nguyen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Zingiber zerumbet. BISH 147220. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956668372. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/147220.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956668372 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026