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Anoectochilus sandvicensis

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BISH 146642Botany

Anoectochilus sandvicensis

As recorded: Anoectochilus sandvicensis Lindl.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Dunn, J.; Storey, W.J. Dunn →Harold St.John →W.B. Storey →
Collector number: 13292
Date: July 4, 1933
Locality: Kukuinui Ridge, Wailau Valley
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.1506, -156.8281 ± 873 m
Elevation: 792 m
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type: Preserved specimen

108 Bishop specimens of Anoectochilus sandvicensis · collected 1851–2019Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Anoectochilus sandvicensis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-10-18.

Anoectochilus sandvicensis observed 2024-10-18

2024-10-18

Hawaii, US

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

Anoectochilus sandvicensis observed 2024-08-18

2024-08-18

Hawaii, US

(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Anoectochilus sandvicensis. BISH 146642. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956300734. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/146642.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956300734 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026