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Arundina graminifolia
Bamboo Orchid
As recorded: Arundina graminifolia (D.Don) Hochr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- 19663
- Date
- April 19, 1962
- Locality
- On 1955 lava flow at the 950 ft level in Kamaili, Puna
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 285 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.
Arundina graminifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,124 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Akolea Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Akolea Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Haleiwa, HI, US
(c) faerthen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Kahaualea Rd, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Brian Savage, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Steam Vents Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Steam Vents Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) cwlonie6626, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Arundina graminifolia. BISH 488377. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956529646. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/488377.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956529646 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026