Hellenia speciosa
naturalizedCostaceae

Hellenia speciosa

Crêpe ginger

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

No written account yet for this species.

Seasonality
26 flowering · 0 fruiting annotations · iNaturalist · fetched Jul 2026
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■ flowering (peak August)■ 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 · 66 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 198 · GBIF 248 records
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 22 · GBIF 40 ✓
Honomū, Kuhua · HawaiʻiiNat 22 · GBIF 28 ✓
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiiNat 25 · GBIF 15 ✓
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 20 · GBIF 18 ✓
Keʻanae · MauiiNat 18 · GBIF 19 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 13 · GBIF 21 ✓
Hāʻena · KauaʻiiNat 12 · GBIF 20 ✓
Heʻeia · OʻahuiNat 7 · GBIF 6 ✓
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 8 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 6 ✓
Koʻolau · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 4 ✓
Waikahekahenui · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 2 ✓
Pāpaʻaʻea · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Honopou · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Lāwai · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kahaliʻi · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kīlauea · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waimea · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hakipuʻu · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Alakahi · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Piʻihonua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Onomea · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Ponahawai · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaʻohe Mauka · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hanehoi · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kapāpala · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Wainiha · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Humuʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalihikai · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waimea, Waikoloa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahaluʻu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓