Heliconia bihai
Lobster Claw Heliconia
As recorded: Heliconia bihai (L.) L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Heliconiaceae
- Collected by
- Corn, C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 16, 1978
- Locality
- S of road next to Limahuli Stream
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.2167, -159.5667
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 16, 1978, Corn, C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Alpinia zerumbet
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Averrhoa carambola
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Cassia
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Chamaecrista nictitans
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Cinnamomum verum
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Cinnamomum verum
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Curculigo capitulata
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Cyclospermum leptophyllum
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Cyperus prolifer
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Digitaria eriantha
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Diospyros sandwicensis
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Diospyros sandwicensis
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Elephantopus mollis
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Hellenia speciosa
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Hellenia speciosa
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Heritiera littoralis
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Nicoteba betonica
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Nicoteba betonica
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Paspalum urvillei
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Peperomia
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Philodendron
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Pilea microphylla
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Still here: Heliconia bihai observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-12-28.
2025-12-28
Pepelani Loop, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Erik Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-05
Kauai, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2021-08-11
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) ab83, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heliconia bihai. BISH 667218. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956667132. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/667218.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956667132 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026