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In life — Giant Caroline island ginger, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. no rights reserved, uploaded by Dana Lee Ling
BISH 738566Botany

Alpinia carolinensis

Giant Caroline island ginger

As recorded: Alpinia carolinensis Koidz.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae

Collected by
Amor, E.A.
Collector number
80
Date
January 7, 2004
Locality
Nan Kepin Mahu, Awak
Island
Pohnpei
Region
U Municipality, Micronesia
Coordinates
6.9331, 158.2610
Elevation
54 m
Identified by
Flynn, T.W.
Record type
Preserved specimen
28 Bishop specimens of Alpinia carolinensis · collected 1936–2013Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On January 7, 2004, Amor, E.A. also collected 21 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Alpinia carolinensis. BISH 738566. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956561709. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/738566.

Record sources