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Zingiber zerumbet
shampoo ginger
As recorded: Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae
- Collected by
- Ishikawa, S.
- Collector number
- 275
- Date
- August 20, 1973
- Locality
- 3.2 mi NW of Wailua Experiment Station, Lihue-Koloa Forest Reserve
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 20, 1973, Ishikawa, S. also collected 8 other specimens.
Zingiber zerumbet observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. 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 403235. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956287292. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/403235.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956287292 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026