Hellenia speciosa
Crêpe ginger
Introduced to HawaiʻiIUCN: least concern
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61
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1903
First collected
2022
Last collected
No recent record
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Hellenia speciosa, most mentions first.
2025
Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]· Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
Where Bishop collected it
17 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
1900s2020s
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1903 by Seale, A. (Florida Islands).
From the collection
