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Zingiber in life — In life — true gingers, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Yuwaraj Gurjar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Yuwaraj Gurjar

BISH 29256Botany

Zingiber

true gingers

As recorded: Zingiber Mill.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae

Collected by: Takamatsu, M.
Collector number: 1851
Date: May 18, 1936
Locality: Yap; Tabiol
Island: Yap
Region: Micronesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

21 Bishop specimens of Zingiber · collected 1917–2010Species page ›

Zingiber observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,108 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

Zingiber observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Alajuela Province, Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica

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

Zingiber observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Bellenden Ker QLD 4871, Australia

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

Zingiber observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Talamanca, Limon, CR

(c) Mason Marsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Zingiber observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

臺灣島, 尖石鄉, 新竹縣, TW

(c) 簡淑娟, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Zingiber observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

臺灣島, 尖石鄉, 新竹縣, TW

(c) 簡淑娟, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Zingiber observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

臺灣島, 尖石鄉, 新竹縣, TW

(c) 簡淑娟, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Zingiber. BISH 29256. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956171394. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/29256.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956171394 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026