Hellenia speciosa
Crêpe ginger
As recorded: Cheilocostus speciosus (J.Koenig) C.D.Specht
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Costaceae
- Collected by
- Balick, M.J.; et al.
- Collector number
- 4463
- Date
- August 4, 2007
- Locality
- Airai, Ngetkib
- Island
- Babeldaob Island
- Region
- Palau
- Coordinates
- 7.3642, 134.5160
- Identified by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 4, 2007, Balick, M.J.; et al. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Hellenia speciosa observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2007. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-04-15.
2026-04-15
Ngeremlengui, Palau
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-23
Koror, Palau, PW
(c) Dilyanged, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-04-06
Palau, PW
(c) Gera Datuin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-03-23
Ngermeskang Bird Sanctuary, Babeldaob, Palau
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2019-06-08
Melekeok, PW
(c) Omar Faustino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hellenia speciosa. BISH 738441. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956372234. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/738441.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956372234 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026