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Alpinia
Shell Gingers
As recorded: Alpinia Roxb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae
- Collected by
- van Royen, P.
- Collector number
- 10959
- Date
- May 23, 1976
- Locality
- Mt. Victoria area, Iswan Swamp, ca. 2 km SSW of Mt. Service
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Central Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 2,590 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 23, 1976, van Royen, P. also collected 18 other specimens.
Acronychia murina
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Amyema pachypus
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Anaphalis hellwigii
Botany
Astelia papuana
Botany
Begonia strigosa
Botany
Calamagrostis brassii
Botany
Carex celebica
Botany
Dacrycarpus cinctus
Botany
Davallia
Botany
Hypericum japonicum
Botany
Ischnea elachoglossa
Botany
Pilea
Botany
Podocarpus pilgeri
Botany
Prunus
Botany
Rhododendron rubellum
Botany
Rubus novoguineensis
Botany
Schoenus maschalinus
Botany
Symplocos maculata
Botany
Alpinia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22,788 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Zhishan Rd Sec 3 Ln 336, Shilin District, Taipei City, TW
(c) jsulan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
East District, Chiayi City, TW
(c) 王焌宸, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
National Highway 3, Longjing District, Taichung City, TW
(c) 張燾羽, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Mandai Lake Rd, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) xinyitay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Beitou District, Taipei City, TW
(c) josieposy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
643台灣雲林縣林內鄉林中村9號
(c) 祐, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Alpinia. BISH 423868. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956320237. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/423868.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956320237 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026