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Musa ornata
Flowering Banana
As recorded: Musa ornata Roxb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Musaceae
- Collected by
- Kirchoff, B.K.
- Collector number
- 88-147
- Date
- May 24, 1988
- Locality
- Lyon Arboretum
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 24, 1988, Kirchoff, B.K. also collected 9 other specimens.
Musa ornata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 156 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-17.
2026-09-17
Kapaʻa
(c) maryb1957, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
RT-360, Hāna, HI, US
(c) starthenarrator, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
Akaka Falls Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) cmphilli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-02
Akaka Falls Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Malena Lacque, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-28
Oʻahu, Kāneʻohe, HI, US
(c) Maria Bernadette Peterson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Musa ornata. BISH 514357. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956317617. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/514357.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956317617 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026