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Ceratostylis
As recorded: Ceratostylis Blume
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Womersley, J.S.; Hoogland, R.D.R.D. Hoogland →John S. Womersley →
- Collector number
- NGF 4964
- Date
- April 2, 1953
- Locality
- Near Nondugl
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- Christophersen, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 2, 1953, Womersley, J.S.; Hoogland, R.D. also collected 8 other specimens.
Ceratostylis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-07.

2026-08-07
Sipirok, South Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia
(c) Mira Farhana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-03
Sibulan, Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur, Philippines
(c) jet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-19
Compostela, Davao De Oro, PH
(c) Lorjie Bation, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-27
Indonesien
(c) annidrei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-30
Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia
(c) Wang Xi-Yu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-16
Zamboanga City, PH-ZS, PH
(c) robhutchinson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ceratostylis. BISH 114953. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956379657. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/114953.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956379657 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
