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Calathea crotalifera
Rattlesnake Plant
As recorded: Calathea crotalifera S.Watson
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Marantaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.; Perlman, S.Hank L. Oppenheimer →Steven Perlman →
- Collector number
- H11304
- Date
- January 24, 2013
- Locality
- E Maui, Hana District, Wakiu, NE of Olopawa
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 183 m
- Identified by
- Kennedy, B.; Brock, K.K. Brock →Barbara Kennedy →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 24, 2013, Oppenheimer, H.L.; Perlman, S. also collected 2 other specimens.
Calathea crotalifera observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2013. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 152 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.
2026-10-16
Luluku Rd, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
(c) memphianexplorer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) Rafaella Xavier Nero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-01
Oʻahu, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) stephpapaioanu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-19
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) thekenlim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-28
Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Calathea crotalifera. BISH 775357. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956248536. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/775357.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956248536 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026