BISH 114063Botany

Dendrobium comatum

As recorded: Flickingeria comata (Blume) A.D.Hawkes

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.
Collector number: 1186
Date: November 10, 1929
Locality: Top of S. Pioa.
Island: Tutuila
Region: American Samoa
Elevation: 500 m
Identified by: Kores, P.
Record type: Preserved specimen

14 Bishop specimens of Dendrobium comatum · collected 1913–1985Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 10, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Dendrobium comatum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-13.

2026-06-13

Taiwan, TW

(c) 羅恩至, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-05

Taiwan, TW

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

2025-10-24

Touho, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-05

Taiwan, TW

(c) Chen Shu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-29

Taiwan, TW

(c) 羅元甫, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-27

Poindimié, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Christian LAUDEREAU, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Dendrobium comatum. BISH 114063. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956613280. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/114063.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956613280 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026