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Heliconia bihai
Lobster Claw Heliconia
As recorded: Heliconia bihai (L.) L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Heliconiaceae
- Collected by
- Faccenda, K.; Najarian, B.K. Faccenda →B. Najarian →
- Collector number
- 2375
- Date
- May 19, 2022
- Locality
- Kalihi Valley, Kalihi St in back of valley
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 135 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 19, 2022, Faccenda, K.; Najarian, B. also collected 6 other specimens.
Heliconia bihai observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2022. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 268 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-12.
2026-09-12
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) simcartographer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-04
Kūka‘emoku, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) mekushka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Kolowalu Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Ethan Ramsey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-30
Haiku, HI, US
(c) leelovesnature1111, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-24
Ko‘olau Forest Reserve, Haiku, HI, US
(c) dan_iovino25, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Heliconia bihai. BISH 788469. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956196234. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/788469.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956196234 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026