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BISH 614567Botany
Goeppertia elliptica
As recorded: Calathea elliptica (Roscoe) K.Schum.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Marantaceae
- Collected by
- Kennedy, H.; Nagata, K.H. Kennedy →Kenneth M. Nagata →
- Collector number
- 4498
- Date
- March 29, 1985
- Locality
- Lyon Arboretum; upper Spathiphyllum bank
- 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 March 29, 1985, Kennedy, H.; Nagata, K. also collected 2 other specimens.
Goeppertia elliptica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-16.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Goeppertia elliptica. BISH 614567. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956603098. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/614567.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956603098 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026