
Goeppertia majestica
As recorded: Calathea majestica (Linden) H.Kenn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Marantaceae
- Collected by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Collector number
- 5416
- Date
- March 9, 2002
- Locality
- Avatiu, Marie Melvin's garden
- Island
- Rarotonga
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Identified by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 9, 2002, Sykes, W.R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Goeppertia majestica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2002. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 142 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19
Tambopata, Peru
(c) jelle_hvhl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-24
Madre de Dios, PE
(c) Bohdi Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-26
P37F+58J La Mesa Ecopark, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
(c) Allyson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-14
Calle El Tucán, Talamanca, Limon, CR
(c) Esther Cruzado, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-12
Calle El Tucán, Talamanca, Limon, CR
(c) haileyshabo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-19
Tambopata, PE-MD, PE
(c) flovh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Goeppertia majestica. BISH 746971. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956700395. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/746971.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956700395 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
