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Vanilla tahitensis
As recorded: Vanilla × tahitensis J.W.Moore
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Brown
- Collector number
- 875
- Date
- December 18, 1921
- Locality
- Atuona
- Island
- Hiva Oa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 300 m
- Identified by
- Cribb, P.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Vanilla tahitensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-07-31.
2023-07-31
Magharibi, Tanzania
(c) Abdul-latif Salmin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-21
Fa'aone, Taiarapu-Est, French Polynesia
(c) mattward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-09-02
Puna'auia, Polynésie française
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-08-11
Tapuamu, Tahaa, Polynésie française
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-08-11
Tapuamu, Tahaa, Polynésie française
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-10-10
Matiti, Polynésie française
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Vanilla tahitensis. BISH 114852. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956279116. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/114852.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956279116 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026