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Phreatia

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BISH 455620Botany

Phreatia

Lace orchids

As recorded: Phreatia Lindl.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by: van Royen, P.
Collector number: 11416
Date: July 7, 1976
Locality: Victor Emanuel Range, Bokulbet
Island: New Guinea
Region: East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Elevation: 2,840 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

24 Bishop specimens of Phreatia · collected 1937–2016Species page ›

Phreatia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 77 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-29.

Phreatia observed 2026-08-29

2026-08-29

Taiwan, TW

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

Phreatia observed 2026-08-23

2026-08-23

Douglas, AU-QL, AU

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

Phreatia observed 2026-07-29

2026-07-29

Menyambouw, Pegunungan Arfak, West Papua, ID

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

Phreatia observed 2026-07-10

2026-07-10

American Samoa, AS

(c) Siwa Allred, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Phreatia observed 2026-07-09

2026-07-09

Taiwan

(c) dd1003960136, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Phreatia observed 2026-07-05

2026-07-05

Taman Kinabalu, Ranau, 沙巴, MY

(c) 陳育維, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Phreatia. BISH 455620. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956506460. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/455620.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956506460 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026