BISH 22349Botany

Oberonia

Fairy Orchids

As recorded: Oberonia Lindl.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by: Smith, H.M.
Collector number: 8
Date: June 15, 1967
Locality: Opunohu-Roroie Dist.
Island: Moorea
Region: French Polynesia
Identified by: Blaxell, D.F.
Record type: Preserved specimen

9 Bishop specimens of Oberonia · collected 1933–1979Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 15, 1967, Smith, H.M. also collected 21 other specimens.

Oberonia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 649 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20

Queensland, AU

(c) Joel Bruckner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Queensland, AU

(c) pwalk66naturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09

Taiwan, TW

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

2026-09-28

Taiwan, TW

(c) Chia Yi Lu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-09-26

Taiwan, TW

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

2026-09-19

Kerala, IN

(c) Pranav Chandra Bose, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Oberonia. BISH 22349. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956622970. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/22349.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956622970 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026