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BISH 571696Botany
Heliconia aurantiaca
As recorded: Heliconia aurantiaca Verschaff.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Heliconiaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.
- Collector number
- 3882
- Date
- May 3, 1990
- Locality
- Koloa Dist; Lawai Valley, NTBG. Bamboo Bridge
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 33 m
- Identified by
- Kress, W.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 3, 1990, Flynn, T.W. also collected 4 other specimens.
Heliconia aurantiaca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-18.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heliconia aurantiaca. BISH 571696. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956690917. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/571696.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956690917 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026