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Alpinia vittata
As recorded: Alpinia sanderae Sander
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae
- Collected by
- Evans, M.
- Collector number
- 1440
- Date
- December 29, 1965
- Locality
- Moen Island
- Island
- Weno Island
- Region
- Truk (=Chuuk), Micronesia
- Elevation
- 175 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 29, 1965, Evans, M. also collected 7 other specimens.
Alpinia vittata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-04.

2025-05-04
Géolocalisation: 10,359820, -84,586788
(c) Antoine Lantin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-27
Camiguin Island, Mambajao, Camiguin, PH
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-07
KN 50 Street, Kigali, Nyarugenge, RW
(c) anarid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-26
La Hispaniola, Sud Department, HT
(c) fglick26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-09
Puerto Rico, Caguas, Puerto Rico, US
(c) jorgegonzalez82, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-23
Natural Trail, Pococi, Limon, CR
(c) Deb Peak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Alpinia vittata. BISH 595565. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956135292. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/595565.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956135292 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
