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Spathoglottis plicata
As recorded: Spathoglottis plicata Blume
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- 19664
- Date
- April 19, 1962
- Locality
- Puna; Kamaili, 1955 lava flow
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 290 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 April 19, 1962, Doty, M.S. also collected 8 other specimens.
Spathoglottis plicata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1962. 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 488376. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956514820. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/488376.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956514820 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026