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Spathoglottis plicata
As recorded: Spathoglottis plicata Blume
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 22278
- Date
- December 22, 1946
- Locality
- Puna Dist.; Kikala-Keokea Homesteads
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 152 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
Collected the same day
On December 22, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Abrus precatorius
Botany
Asplenium nidus
Botany
Cassytha filiformis
Botany
Cocculus orbiculatus
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis
Botany
Grona triflora
Botany
Lepisorus thunbergianus
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Macropiper methysticum
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Microsorum grossum
Botany
Nephrolepis exaltata
Botany
Odontosoria chinensis
Botany
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
Botany
Palhinhaea cernua
Botany
Pandanus tectorius
Botany
Pandanus tectorius
Botany
Peperomia cookiana
Botany
Peperomia leptostachya
Botany
Pipturus albidus
Botany
Psilotum nudum
Botany
Sadleria cyatheoides
Botany
Wikstroemia sandwicensis
Botany
Spathoglottis plicata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,384 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Kauaʻi, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Paula Dreeszen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-21
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Island of Hawaiʻi, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) killfreyr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Manoa Falls Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Kailua, HI 96734, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Lāʻie, HI, US
(c) Joseph Martineau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Spathoglottis plicata. BISH 412810. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956637424. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/412810.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956637424 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026