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Oberonia
Fairy Orchids
As recorded: Oberonia Lindl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Craven, L.A.; Schodde, R.L.A.C. Craven →R. Schodde →
- Collector number
- 1395
- Date
- April 23, 1966
- Locality
- Near Kwaimengy, Aseki Patrol Area
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 3,800 m
- Identified by
- Christenson, E.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 23, 1966, Craven, L.A.; Schodde, R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Oberonia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Oberonia. BISH 400566. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956207530. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/400566.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956207530 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026