Alpinia boia
As recorded: Alpinia boia Seem.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae
- Collected by
- Gillespie, J.W.
- Collector number
- 2190
- Date
- August 9, 1927
- Locality
- Wood ner road past Iamavua village, 7 mi from Suva, Viti Levu
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Naitasiri Province, Fiji
- Elevation
- 150 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 9, 1927, Gillespie, J.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Agathis macrophylla
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Aglaia basiphylla
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Amaroria soulameoides
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Amaroria soulameoides
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Amaroria soulameoides
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Anacolosa lutea
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Appendicula reflexa
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Cadetia
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Calanthe hololeuca
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Cerbera manghas
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Cryptocarya fusca
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Ctenopterella seemannii
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Decaspermum vitiense
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Dendrobium macrophyllum
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Dendrobium vitiense
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Dillenia biflora
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Diospyros gillespiei
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Diospyros gillespiei
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Dipteris conjugata
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Freycinetia caudata
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Freycinetia hombronii
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Freycinetia hombronii
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Freycinetia hombronii
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Freycinetia pritchardii
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Alpinia boia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-12.
2025-11-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) tvargas7314, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-10
ʻAkaka Falls State Park, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Ben Ginter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-10
Honomu, HI 96728, USA
(c) Rick Mandel, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-01-08
Honomu, HI 96728, USA
(c) yerbasanta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-08
Honomu, HI 96728, USA
(c) yerbasanta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-23
Namosi, Fiji
(c) Bird Explorers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Alpinia boia. BISH 734639. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956561698. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/734639.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956561698 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026