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Heliconia bihai
Lobster Claw Heliconia
As recorded: Heliconia bihai (L.) L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Heliconiaceae
- Collected by
- Annable, C.R.; Van Sickle, G.; Van Sickle, H.C.R. Annable →G. Van Sickle →H. Van Sickle →
- Collector number
- 3165
- Date
- November 24, 1996
- Locality
- East Maui, Pua O. Entabeni, HC 1 370 Hana Highway, Haiku
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8000, -156.0833 ± 2,684 m
- Identified by
- Andersson, L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 24, 1996, Annable, C.R.; Van Sickle, G.; Van Sickle, H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Heliconia bihai observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 38 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-12.
2026-09-12
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) simcartographer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-30
Haiku, HI, US
(c) leelovesnature1111, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-24
Ko‘olau Forest Reserve, Haiku, HI, US
(c) dan_iovino25, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-16
Waikamoi Ridge Trail, Haiku, HI, US
(c) Madison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-27
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Joshua Almansa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-18
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Jinnie Moon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heliconia bihai. BISH 660385. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956433571. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/660385.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956433571 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026