
Oberonia equitans
As recorded: Oberonia glandulosa Lindl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Moore, J.W.
- Collector number
- 129
- Date
- September 24, 1926
- Locality
- East fork of upper valley above first valley west of Uturoa.
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 280 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 24, 1926, Moore, J.W. also collected 12 other specimens.
Oberonia equitans observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-06.

2026-08-06
V5C4+WC, Mataafi, Niue
(c) Trevor Lupton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-21
Farino, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) laudereau_cecilia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-21
Farino, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) laudereau_cecilia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-21
Farino, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) laudereau_cecilia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-20
Farino, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Christian LAUDEREAU, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-07
Mutalau, Niue
(c) J.R. Kuethe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Oberonia equitans. BISH 13662. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956614759. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/13662.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956614759 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
