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Costus guanaiensis

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BISH 549415Botany

Costus guanaiensis

As recorded: Costus guanaiensis var. macrostrobilus (K.Schum.) Maas

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Costaceae

Collected by: Kirchoff, B.K.
Collector number: 89-248
Date: May 24, 1989
Locality: Waimea Arboretum and Botanical Garden.
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Maas, P.J.M.; Maas, H.H. Maas →P.J.M. Maas →
Record type: Preserved specimen

4 Bishop specimens of Costus guanaiensis · collected 1940–1989Species page ›

Costus guanaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-29.

Costus guanaiensis observed 2025-06-29

2025-06-29

Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden, Kaneohe, HI, US

(c) Krimzz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Costus guanaiensis observed 2025-06-29

2025-06-29

Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden, Kaneohe, HI, US

(c) Krimzz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Costus guanaiensis observed 2025-05-15

2025-05-15

Luluku Rd, Kaneohe, HI, US

(c) Jiaqi Li, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Costus guanaiensis observed 2024-10-12

2024-10-12

Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden, Kāneʻohe, HI, US

(c) aross26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Costus guanaiensis observed 2024-02-05

2024-02-05

Onomea Old Government Road, Papaikou, HI, US

(c) sharpjd69, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Costus guanaiensis. BISH 549415. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956375264. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/549415.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956375264 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026