Hellenia speciosa
Crêpe ginger
As recorded: Cheilocostus speciosus (J.Koenig) C.D.Specht
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Costaceae
- Collected by
- Glassman, S.F.
- Collector number
- 2908
- Date
- August 20, 1949
- Locality
- Auak
- Island
- Pohnpei
- Region
- Micronesia
- Identified by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 20, 1949, Glassman, S.F. also collected 9 other specimens.
Hellenia speciosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,484 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Moku St, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Elaina Wesel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Miri, MY-SK, MY
(c) gurt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Calle El Pantano, Veraguas, PA
(c) Jay Blaine Alexander, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
新加坡
(c) CS Lam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
63M2+P8J, 10/770, near Bus Stand BUS STAND, Areekode, Keralam 673639, India
(c) aneeshkavungal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
TEC-DO, airport 542300
(c) saba, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Hellenia speciosa. BISH 699904. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956467377. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/699904.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956467377 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026