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Musa
Bananas
As recorded: Musa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Musaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- December 2, 1957
- Locality
- 42 Coelho Way
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 2, 1957, Neal, M.C. also collected 1 other specimen.
Musa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 707 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-01.
2026-10-01
Kamehameha Hwy, Kāneʻohe, HI, US
(c) Anumeha Justice, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
Kapaʻa
(c) maryb1957, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) peggypierce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) simcartographer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-08
RT-360, Hāna, HI, US
(c) starthenarrator, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Kūka‘emoku, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) mekushka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Musa. BISH 757916. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956524678. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/757916.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956524678 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026