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Heliconia laufao
As recorded: Heliconia laufao W.J.Kress
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Heliconiaceae
- Collected by
- Teraoka, W.; Whiteaker, L.W. Teraoka →L.D. Whiteaker →
- Collector number
- 350
- Date
- August 11, 1980
- Locality
- Along road leading to cloud forest, 10 km past Forestry Nursery in Asau
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 671 m
- Identified by
- Kress, W.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 11, 1980, Teraoka, W.; Whiteaker, L. also collected 7 other specimens.
Heliconia laufao observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-10.
2025-04-10
Tuamasaga, Samoa
(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2016-05-17
American Samoa
(c) tavita_togia2016, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heliconia laufao. BISH 699309. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956548132. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/699309.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956548132 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026