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Malaxis in life
In life — Adder's mouth, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Alex Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alex Reynolds
BISH 114935Botany

Malaxis

Adder's mouth

As recorded: Malaxis Sol. ex Sw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by
Kajewski, S.F.
Collector number
1964
Date
July 20, 1934
Locality
Kugumaru, Buin
Island
Bougainville Island
Region
North Solomons Province, Papua New Guinea
Elevation
100 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
45 Bishop specimens of Malaxis · collected 1903–2012Species page ›

Malaxis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 45,533 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Malaxis observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

45290 Varennes-Changy, France

(c) Naomie GOUVEIA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Malaxis observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

J8MH+9G Old Peats Ridge Road Overpass, Somersby NSW 2250, Australia

(c) dan93p, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Malaxis observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Siennica Królewska Mała, Polska

(c) Bobo-X, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Malaxis observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

34513 Korbach, Deutschland

no rights reserved

Malaxis observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Alpenrosenweg, Füssen, Bavaria, DE

(c) Will Donnelley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Malaxis observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Нижнетавдинский р-н, Тюменская обл., Россия

(c) Елена Левкина, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Malaxis. BISH 114935. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956473692. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/114935.

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