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Costus woodsonii
Red Button Ginger
As recorded: Costus woodsonii Maas
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Costaceae
- Collected by
- Robertson, Mrs.J.L.Mrs.J.L →Robertson →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 25, 1942
- Locality
- Honolulu; Burbank Street, Mrs. J. L. Robertson's garden
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Haas, P.J.M.; Maas, H.P.J.M. Haas →H. Maas →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 25, 1942, Robertson, Mrs.J.L. also collected 2 other specimens.
Costus woodsonii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1942. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 562 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-07.
2026-10-07
Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) lynnshort, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
North Shore Marketplace, Haleʻiwa, HI, US
(c) apalkovic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) jdtsf72, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Hilo, HI, US
(c) jodyatlarsmont, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-08
Koloa Rd, Kōloa, HI, US
(c) Cpl130, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Costus woodsonii. BISH 147264. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956605125. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/147264.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956605125 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026