naturalizedZingiberaceae
Etlingera elatior
Torch ginger
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
No written account yet for this species.
Seasonality
29 flowering · 1 fruiting annotations · iNaturalist · fetched Jul 2026
■ flowering (peak June)■ fruiting (peak August)
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 · 75 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 197 · GBIF 292 records
Honomū, Kuhua · HawaiʻiiNat 83 · GBIF 114 ✓
Honopou · MauiiNat 13 · GBIF 21 ✓
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 7 · GBIF 23 ✓
East Makaīwa · MauiiNat 11 · GBIF 18 ✓
Kahaliʻi · HawaiʻiiNat 9 · GBIF 11 ✓
Keʻanae · MauiiNat 4 · GBIF 11 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 7 ✓
Lāwai · KauaʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 6 ✓
Koʻolau · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 6 ✓
Honomanü · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 5 ✓
Waimea · OʻahuiNat 7 · GBIF 1 ✓
Puʻuhaoa · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kamaʻeʻe · HawaiʻiGBIF 6
Kaiwikinui · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Wailuanui · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Hōlualoa 1-2 · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Keahialaka · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Heʻeia · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiakahiula, Kaʻohe · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kawela · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Wailua · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keʻei 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hanamāʻulu · KauaʻiiNat 2
Haʻikū · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahakuloa · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kapāpala · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waimea, Waikoloa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keana · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keauhou · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaluako‘i · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Ohanaula · HawaiʻiGBIF 2
Anahola · KauaʻiiNat 1
ʻŌmaʻopio · MauiiNat 1
Waipiʻo · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Paʻuwela · MauiiNat 1
Kula · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Pāpaʻikou · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Paukaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kaūmana · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kaʻonoʻulu · MauiGBIF 1
Wailua · MauiGBIF 1
Ponahawai · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kaʻawaloa · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kalaoa 1-5 · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Hāmākuapoko · MauiGBIF 1
Kaʻohe Mauka · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Piʻihonua · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Honouliuli · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kuʻia · MauiGBIF 1
Onomea · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Wainiha · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Kōloa · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Kawaipapa · MauiGBIF 1
Keauhou 2 · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Hōnaunau · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Pāʻauhau-mauka · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Wākiu · MauiGBIF 1
Peahi · MauiGBIF 1
Kapaʻa · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Keʻei 1 · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Wailuku · MauiGBIF 1
Hanalei · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Hakalau · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Nāwiliwili · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Keauhou 1 · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kalaoa · HawaiʻiGBIF 1