naturalizedHeliconiaceae
Heliconia rostrata
Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
No written account yet for this species.
Seasonality
59 flowering · 0 fruiting annotations · iNaturalist · fetched Jul 2026
■ flowering (peak May)■ fruiting (peak January)
This is an inference, not a schedule. The curve reflects when observers annotated flowering and fruiting — which tracks observer effort as well as plant behavior, and pools all elevations and islands into one signal. Hawaiʻi’s microclimates vary enormously; a species may fruit in January at sea level and June at elevation. Use this to know when to look, then look.
Where documented · 108 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 198 · GBIF 276 records
Waimea · OʻahuiNat 27 · GBIF 46 ✓
Honopou · MauiiNat 27 · GBIF 27 ✓
Heʻeia · OʻahuiNat 8 · GBIF 14 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 9 · GBIF 11 ✓
Kahaliʻi · HawaiʻiiNat 11 · GBIF 9 ✓
Keʻekeʻe 1-2, Kanakau · HawaiʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 8 ✓
East Makaīwa · MauiiNat 6 · GBIF 8 ✓
Lāwai · KauaʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 7 ✓
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 8 · GBIF 3 ✓
Onomea · HawaiʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 5 ✓
Keauhou 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 6 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 5 ✓
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 5 ✓
Kōloa · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 5 ✓
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 5 ✓
Kahana · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kealakekua, Kīloa 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 4 ✓
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 4 ✓
Kahaluʻu · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kawailoa · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Pūpūkea · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kawela · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Keʻei 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keʻanae · MauiGBIF 4
Waiʻanae · OʻahuGBIF 4
Peahi · MauiGBIF 4
Lanihau 1-2, Moeauo · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
South Olohena · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Wainiha · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Hōnaunau · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honomū, Kuhua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kapālama · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waiʻoli · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Paumalū · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Keahuolū · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kamiloloa (Government) · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikahekaheiki · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikele · OʻahuiNat 2
Kaʻapoko · HawaiʻiiNat 2
ʻŌmaʻopio · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honokahua · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikahekahe · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waimānalo · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Humuʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiohuli · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Pāʻauʻau 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Puʻuʻeo · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Paeahu · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hōlualoa 3 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waʻawaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Piʻihonua · HawaiʻiGBIF 2
Kawaipapa · MauiGBIF 2
Hōlualoa 1-2 · HawaiʻiGBIF 2
Hanamāʻulu · KauaʻiiNat 1
Nāpili 2-3 · MauiiNat 1
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 1
Kaʻohe Mauka · HawaiʻiiNat 1
ʻAliomanu · KauaʻiiNat 1
Mohopilo · MauiiNat 1
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 1
Waipiʻo · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Waimalu · OʻahuiNat 1
Kaʻūpūlehu · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Honomanü · MauiiNat 1
Waiohonu · MauiiNat 1
Kapaʻa · KauaʻiiNat 1
Nāwiliwili · KauaʻiiNat 1
Puʻukapu · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kealakehe · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Paunau · MauiGBIF 1
Hāmākuapoko · MauiGBIF 1
Kukuiʻula · MauiGBIF 1
Weliweli · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Kahananui · MolokaʻiGBIF 1
Waiawa · OʻahuGBIF 1
Alakahi · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
ʻAlae · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kuʻia · MauiGBIF 1
Wailuanui · MauiGBIF 1
Honokōhau · MauiGBIF 1
ʻAlaeiki · MauiGBIF 1
Waiāhole · OʻahuGBIF 1
Keaaula · MauiGBIF 1
Lauhulu · OʻahuGBIF 1
Pūehuehunui · MauiGBIF 1
Koʻolau · MauiGBIF 1
Hāmoa · MauiGBIF 1
Wailuku · MauiGBIF 1
Hāmākualoa · MauiGBIF 1
Kamaʻeʻe · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Nānākuli · OʻahuGBIF 1
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Hakalau · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kalāheo · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Honokōwai · MauiGBIF 1
Kaluako‘i · MolokaʻiGBIF 1