BISH 427930Botany

Glomera montana

As recorded: Glomera montana Rchb.f.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by: Whistler, W.A.
Collector number: W3959
Date: August 29, 1978
Locality: In the marsh in the crater west of Mt. Fito
Island: Upolu
Region: Samoa
Elevation: 1,000 m
Identified by: Cribb, P.J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

23 Bishop specimens of Glomera montana · collected 1922–2017Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 29, 1978, Whistler, W.A. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Glomera montana observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-16.

2025-04-16

(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-04-16

(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Glomera montana. BISH 427930. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956278947. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/427930.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956278947 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026