Musa troglodytarum
fe'i banana
As recorded: Musa fehi Bertero ex Vieill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Musaceae
- Collected by
- MacDaniels, L.H.
- Collector number
- 30-27-30
- Date
- May 1, 1927
- Locality
- District of Virao
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 1, 1927, MacDaniels, L.H. also collected 3 other specimens.
Musa troglodytarum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-29.
2026-01-29
Huon, PG-MR, PG
(c) Ben B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-10-17
Cook Islands
(c) Joseph Brider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2021-08-08
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Forrest, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-07-25
Western Samoa, , Western Samoa, WS
(c) Gabe Sachter-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-07-22
(c) Gabe Sachter-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-05-27
Cook Islands
(c) Gabe Sachter-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Musa troglodytarum. BISH 664692. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956449424. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/664692.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956449424 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026