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Etlingera elatior
As recorded: Phaeomeria speciosa (Blume) Koord.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae
- Collected by
- Judd Jr., A.F.; Neal, M.C.; Bryan Jr., E.H.Edwin Horace Bryan Jr. →Alfred F. Judd Jr →Marie Catherine Neal →
- Collector number
- 46
- Date
- September 25, 1937
- Locality
- Honolulu, Kamehameha Girls School
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Etlingera elatior observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 546 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Akaka Falls Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) chokans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Haiku, HI, US
(c) Nicole O, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) uttamg911, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Honomu, HI 96728, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Etlingera elatior. BISH 715512. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956576023. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/715512.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956576023 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026