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Musa velutina
Pink Banana
As recorded: Musa velutina H.Wendl. & Drude
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Musaceae
- Collected by
- Kirchoff, B.K.
- Collector number
- 88-144
- Date
- May 24, 1988
- Locality
- Lyon Arboretum. Cultivated area behing Cottage G, but volunteering throughout arboretum
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Staples, G.W.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 24, 1988, Kirchoff, B.K. also collected 9 other specimens.
Musa velutina observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 40 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-15.
2025-09-15
Oʻahu, Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-13
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-08-09
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-05
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-26
Maui, Haiku, HI, US
(c) genh20, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Suzu Sato, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Musa velutina. BISH 550389. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956675555. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/550389.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956675555 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026