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Curcuma
turmerics
As recorded: Curcuma L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 8176
- Date
- May 19, 1984
- Locality
- Lehu Meii River
- Island
- Ponape
- Region
- Micronesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 19, 1984, Herbst, D.R. also collected 6 other specimens.
Curcuma observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 844 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
São Vicente - São Paulo, 11330, Brazil
(c) Giovanna Tallin Lourençon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Cairns - Mt Whitfield, AU-QL, AU
(c) Julie Hart, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-11
Cililin, West Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia
(c) putnidaaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Haranoda, Karnataka, India
(c) Ankita, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
臺灣島, 杉林區, 高雄市, TW
(c) jasmine5812, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Marrakai NT 0822, Australia
(c) Zig Madycki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Curcuma. BISH 793335. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956468439. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/793335.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956468439 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026