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Hedychium flavescens
Yellow ginger
As recorded: Hedychium flavescens Carey ex Roscoe
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae
- Collected by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Collector number
- 94/FP
- Date
- May 5, 1992
- Locality
- near Anatonu
- Island
- Raivavae
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 5, 1992, Sykes, W.R. also collected 19 other specimens.
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Barringtonia asiatica
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Christella dentata
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Christella parasitica
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Coffea arabica
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Coix lacryma-jobi
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Colubrina asiatica
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Cyperus cyperoides
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Cyperus polystachyos
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Euphorbia prostrata
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Hernandia nymphaeifolia
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Ipomoea fimbriosepala
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Ipomoea littoralis
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Microsorum grossum
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Paspalum orbiculare
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Solanum americanum
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Sorghum bicolor
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Terminalia catappa
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Vigna marina
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Hedychium flavescens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,548 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Kaumana Dr, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Akaka Falls Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) chokans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Río Grande
(c) nochii_bubbles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Hilo, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Kapaʻa, HI, US
(c) dvanlare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hedychium flavescens. BISH 758395. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956472994. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/758395.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956472994 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026