BISH 17887Botany

Zingiber zerumbet

shampoo ginger

As recorded: Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae

Collected by: Grant, M.L.
Collector number: 4495
Date: November 15, 1930
Locality: Hitiaa, Puunui
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 332 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

142 Bishop specimens of Zingiber zerumbet · collected 1864–2006Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 15, 1930, Grant, M.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Zingiber zerumbet observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,261 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20

Bo Thong, TH-CB, TH

(c) NitkamonSri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Cubs Cir, Baton Rouge, LA, US

(c) Vanessa Rivas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Winter Park, FL, US

(c) Britbeso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

Lugu Township, Nantou County, TW

(c) s0180494, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

Minsheng E Rd, Jiji Township, Nantou County, TW

(c) s0180504, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

Dak Lua, Dong Nai, VN

(c) Teresa Shaefer Randall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Zingiber zerumbet. BISH 17887. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956615929. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/17887.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956615929 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026