Alpinia boia
As recorded: Alpinia boia Seem.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae
- Collected by
- Gillespie, J.W.
- Collector number
- unknown
- Date
- July 12, 1927
- Locality
- unknown
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Fiji
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
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)
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Cite this specimen
Alpinia boia. BISH 742226. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956380305. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/742226.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956380305 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026