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Calanthe triplicata in life — In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Tomas Cedhagen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tomas Cedhagen

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Calanthe triplicata

As recorded: Calanthe nephroglossa Schltr.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.
Collector number: 2672
Date: September 23, 1931
Locality: Above Salailua.
Island: Savaii
Region: Samoa
Elevation: 1,250 m
Identified by: Kores, P.
Record type: Preserved specimen

81 Bishop specimens of Calanthe triplicata · collected 1859–2017Species page ›

Calanthe triplicata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,103 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Calanthe triplicata observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Coffs Harbour - Pt A, AU-NS, AU

(c) Nick Lambert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Calanthe triplicata observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

臺灣島, 士林區, 臺北市, TW

(c) 荒野水獺, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Calanthe triplicata observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

Queensland, AU

(c) matej_nolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Calanthe triplicata observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

Queensland, AU

(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Calanthe triplicata observed 2026-10-02

2026-10-02

Queensland, AU

(c) Claire Cox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Calanthe triplicata observed 2026-09-27

2026-09-27

Taiwan, TW

(c) xiangliyuan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Calanthe triplicata. BISH 113883. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956179084. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/113883.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956179084 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026