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Costus woodsonii
Red Button Ginger
As recorded: Costus woodsonii Maas
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Costaceae
- Collected by
- Trauernicht, C.; Clark, M.; Tangalin, N.Margaret Clark →Natalia Tangalin →Clay Trauernicht →
- Collector number
- 186
- Date
- October 8, 2007
- Locality
- just W of Hanalei Bay
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.2128, -159.5190
- Elevation
- 17 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Costus woodsonii observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2007. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 93 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-04.
2026-08-04
Ka Haku Rd, Princeville, HI, US
(c) elyssabrooke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Kapiolani Loop, Princeville, HI, US
(c) mcallstr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-14
Kuhio Hwy, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Laurie Monserrat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-03
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) ajthealien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-14
Okolehao Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Sean Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-13
Kuhio Hwy, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Tickboy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Costus woodsonii. BISH 738744. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956417284. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/738744.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956417284 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026