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Hellenia speciosa
Crêpe ginger
As recorded: Cheilocostus speciosus (J.Koenig) C.D.Specht
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Costaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.; Annable, C.C.R. Annable →Hank L. Oppenheimer →
- Collector number
- H29909
- Date
- February 16, 1999
- Locality
- W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua Valley
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.9968, -156.6465 ± 501 m
- Elevation
- 49 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 16, 1999, Oppenheimer, H.L.; Annable, C. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Hellenia speciosa observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-11-06.
2023-11-06
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) jeegyar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-03-17
Ka'anapali Golf Courses, Kaanapali, HI, US
(c) greyfox15008, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hellenia speciosa. BISH 659701. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956427101. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/659701.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956427101 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026