BISH 114513Botany

Calanthe amboinensis

As recorded: Phaius amboinensis Blume

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by: Wilder, G.P.
Collector number: 846
Date: July 5, 1929
Locality: Avana stream
Island: Rarotonga
Region: Cook Islands
Elevation: 274 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

19 Bishop specimens of Calanthe amboinensis · collected 1929–1979Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 5, 1929, Wilder, G.P. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Calanthe amboinensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-03.

2026-06-03

Bourail, Nueva Caledonia

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

2023-11-27

Poindimié, Nouvelle-Calédonie

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

2023-11-27

Poindimié, Nouvelle-Calédonie

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

2023-06-20

Ofu, Manu'a District, American Samoa

(c) Tim Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-10

หมู่ที่ 9 ถนนหน้าพระลาน-หนองจาน Tambon Na Phra Lan, Amphoe Chaloem Phra Kiat, Chang Wat Saraburi 18240, Thailand

(c) Utain Pummarin, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2016-05-17

American Samoa

(c) tavita_togia2016, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Calanthe amboinensis. BISH 114513. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956431624. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/114513.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956431624 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026