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Heliconia metallica
shining false bird-of-paradise
As recorded: Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Heliconiaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 4005
- Date
- February 6, 1974
- Locality
- Lyon Arboretum, sec. 23
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Kress, W.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 6, 1974, Herbst, D.R. also collected 4 other specimens.
Heliconia metallica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 33 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-30.
2026-05-30
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Nathan Nguyen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-25
Manoa Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-04
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-01
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2025-08-09
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-07
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heliconia metallica. BISH 421671. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956612732. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/421671.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956612732 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026