
Calanthe hololeuca
As recorded: Calanthe hololeuca Rchb.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 2086
- Date
- July 15, 1931
- Locality
- Above Matavanu.
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 900 m
- Identified by
- Cribb, P.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 15, 1931, Christophersen, E. also collected 17 other specimens.
Calanthe hololeuca observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.

2026-10-03
Parc Provincial de la Rivière Bleue, 1 Rte du Pont Pérignon, Yaté 98832, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-28
Parc provincial de la rivière bleue, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) momaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-09
Parc de la Rivière Bleue - Grand kaori -Pont Germain
(c) momaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-25
Touho, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-08
Touho, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-01
Touho, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Calanthe hololeuca. BISH 113877. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956504250. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/113877.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956504250 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
