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Musa paradisiaca
As recorded: Musa × paradisiaca L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Musaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 22207
- Date
- September 11, 1946
- Locality
- Ebon Island
- Island
- Ebon Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 11, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S. also collected 14 other specimens.
Musa paradisiaca observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,219 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
8H5C+J5P, Himmafushi, Maldives
(c) William Keenan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-18
El Yunque National Forest, Río Grande, PR, US
(c) dan_iovino25, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
So Kwun Wat Tsuen Rd, 扫管笏, 新界, HK
(c) joanna_zys, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Playa del Carmen, Q. Roo., MX
(c) Justin Libra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Avenida Tupiniquins, 117 - Japuí, São Vicente - SP, 11325-000, Brazil
(c) Giovanna Tallin Lourençon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
中国 海南省东方市 三家镇鳄珍鳄鱼园(入口)
(c) zgy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Musa paradisiaca. BISH 421992. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956680095. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/421992.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956680095 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
