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Zingiber molle

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BISH 763600Botany

Zingiber molle

As recorded: Zingiber sylvaticum Elmer

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae

Collected by
Elmer, A.D.E.
Collector number
14992
Date
November 1, 1915
Locality
Irosin (Mt. Bulusan)
Island
Luzon
Region
Sorosogon Province, Philippines
Record type
Preserved specimen
3 Bishop specimens of Zingiber molle · collected 1908–1915Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 1, 1915, Elmer, A.D.E. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Zingiber molle observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-25.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Zingiber molle. BISH 763600. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956250417. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/763600.

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