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Calanthe ventilabrum
As recorded: Calanthe ventilabrum Rchb.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- James, S.A.; Paul, O.; Riblo, T.; Nelson, P.S.A. James →P. Nelson →O. Paul →T. Riblo →
- Collector number
- SAJ0166
- Date
- August 6, 2011
- Locality
- Whiteman Range; summit of Nepes (highest peak 1.5 km NW Camp Tozen).
- Island
- New Britain
- Region
- West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 1,249 m
- Identified by
- Schuiteman, A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 6, 2011, James, S.A.; Paul, O.; Riblo, T.; Nelson, P. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Calanthe ventilabrum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2011. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-02.

2026-08-02
Mont-Dore, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Valentin Nemia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-28
Piste du Mont Aoupinié, New Caledonia, NC
(c) drjanetfranklin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-17
Kabupaten Manokwari, Papua Bar., Indonesia
(c) Hani Ristiawan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-16
South Kolombangara, Solomon Islands
(c) peter maaskant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-23
Farino, Sud, New Caledonia
(c) Christian LAUDEREAU, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-22
Farino, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) laudereau_cecilia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Calanthe ventilabrum. BISH 464549. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956376355. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/464549.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956376355 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
