BISH 437815Botany

Bulbophyllum longiflorum

pale umbrella orchid

As recorded: Bulbophyllum longiflorum Thouars

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: Nov-45
Date: September 2, 1934
Locality: Gulch northwest slope of Taatioi9.
Island: Rurutu
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 275 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

50 Bishop specimens of Bulbophyllum longiflorum · collected 1909–1992Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 2, 1934, St.John, H. also collected 20 other specimens.

Bulbophyllum longiflorum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 91 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-20.

2026-07-20

Yigo, Guam

(c) CJ Paulino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-24

Diana, MG-AS, MG

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

2026-01-31

Amber Mountain National Park, Antsiranana, MG

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

2026-01-11

Guam, 66010

(c) Nina Peck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-12

(c) Francois du Randt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-12

(c) Francois du Randt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Bulbophyllum longiflorum. BISH 437815. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956364351. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/437815.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956364351 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026