
Crepidium resupinatum
As recorded: Malaxis resupinata (G.Forst.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Maireau, J.Jean Maireau →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 16398
- Date
- July 6, 1934
- Locality
- Peatuakaviri, W of Mt. Tautautu
- Island
- Rapa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 230 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 6, 1934, St.John, H.; Maireau, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Crepidium resupinatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-15.

2025-11-15
1/01/2023, Pulikurumba, New Naduvil, Kerala 670582, India
(c) George Muttathil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-05
9C27+FW, Puna'auia, Polynésie française
(c) sone132, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-25
Papetō'ai, Moorea-Maiao, French Polynesia
(c) mattward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-30
Cook Islands
(c) Hannah Rogers, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-09-07
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK
(c) brucedc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-04-20
Cook Islands
(c) Jon Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Crepidium resupinatum. BISH 114404. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956329409. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/114404.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956329409 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
