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Epidendrum obrienianum
As recorded: Epidendrum × obrienianum Rolfe
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Gagné, W.C.
- Collector number
- 660
- Date
- December 2, 1972
- Locality
- Summit of Mt. Kaala
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,219 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Epidendrum obrienianum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 83 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-12.
2026-07-12
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
Ulupii St, Kailua, HI, US
(c) DirtyPopcorn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-22
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-22
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-03
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brycen Lagunero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-18
Cooke Rd, Kula, HI, US
(c) jncwhitten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Epidendrum obrienianum. BISH 405475. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956196452. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/405475.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956196452 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026