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Zingiber

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BISH 438804Botany

Zingiber

true gingers

As recorded: Zingiber Mill.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae

Collected by: Allen, M.S.
Collector number: 50-81
Date: March 22, 1981
Locality: Bagio Cove
Island: Luzon
Region: Philippines
Elevation: 40 m
Identified by: van Balgooy, M.M.J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Zingiber observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,109 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 438804. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956219683. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/438804.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956219683 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026