
Musa troglodytarum
fe'i banana
As recorded: Musa fehi Bertero ex Vieill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Musaceae
- Collected by
- MacDaniels, L.H.
- Collector number
- 30-27-43
- Date
- June 1, 1927
- Locality
- Virao District
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 1, 1927, MacDaniels, L.H. also collected 17 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 664706. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956338380. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/664706.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956338380 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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