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Alpinia zerumbet in life — In life — Shell ginger, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) maplerice, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by maplerice

BISH 716172Botany

Alpinia zerumbet

Shell ginger

As recorded: Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae

Collected by: Parks, H.E.; Parks, S.T.Harold E. Parks →S.T. Parks →
Collector number: 22510
Date: May 1, 1929
Locality: Rarotonga
Island: Rarotonga
Region: Cook Islands
Identified by: Stone, B.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

68 Bishop specimens of Alpinia zerumbet · collected 1921–2018Species page ›

Alpinia zerumbet observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,628 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Alpinia zerumbet observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

East District, Chiayi City, TW

(c) 王焌宸, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Alpinia zerumbet observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

National Highway 3, Longjing District, Taichung City, TW

(c) 張燾羽, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Alpinia zerumbet observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Beitou District, Taipei City, TW

(c) josieposy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Alpinia zerumbet observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

643台灣雲林縣林內鄉林中村9號

(c) 祐, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Alpinia zerumbet observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

Pitcairn Islands

(c) ramsaye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Alpinia zerumbet observed 2026-10-19

2026-10-19

Ridgewood St, Lafayette, LA, US

(c) David Hebert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Alpinia zerumbet. BISH 716172. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956535424. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/716172.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956535424 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026