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Heliconia mariae
beefsteak heliconia
As recorded: Heliconia mariae Hook.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Heliconiaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.
- Collector number
- 2547
- Date
- June 18, 1986
- Locality
- Wahiawa Botanical Garden
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Kress, W.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 18, 1986, Lau, J. also collected 12 other specimens.
Heliconia mariae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 102 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.
2026-10-09
Hilo
(c) uttamg911, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Akaka Falls Rd, Papaikou, HI, US
(c) GaiaTheBogWitch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Akaka Falls Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) jodyatlarsmont, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
Honomu, HI 96728, USA
(c) Allen Melton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-07
Akaka Falls Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) idoucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
ʻAkaka Falls State Park, Hilo, HI, US
(c) alex_tran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heliconia mariae. BISH 505241. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956541408. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/505241.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956541408 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026