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BISH 796177Botany
Curcuma longa
Turmeric
As recorded: Curcuma longa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae
- Collected by
- (Not on sheet)
- Collector number
- 300
- Date
- July 1, 1912
- Locality
- Hawaii Island [please see label]
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Curcuma longa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-12.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Curcuma longa. BISH 796177. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956267923. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/796177.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956267923 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026