BISH 114612Botany

Platylepis heteromorpha

As recorded: Platylepis heteromorpha Rchb.f.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P.Erling Christophersen →E.P. Hume →
Collector number: 1822
Date: June 24, 1931
Locality: Alava ridge
Island: Tutuila
Region: American Samoa
Elevation: 500 m
Identified by: Whistler, W.A.
Record type: Preserved specimen

9 Bishop specimens of Platylepis heteromorpha · collected 1925–1979Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 24, 1931, Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P. also collected 21 other specimens.

Platylepis heteromorpha observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-12.

2025-06-12

(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-10-01

O Le Pupu Pu'e, Vaimauga West, WS-TU, WS

(c) John P, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Platylepis heteromorpha. BISH 114612. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956225236. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/114612.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956225236 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026