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Anoectochilus sandvicensis
Hawaii Jewel-orchid
As recorded: Anoectochilus sandvicensis Lindl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Lyon, H.L.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 17, 1926
- Locality
- Kahana Trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 September 17, 1926, Lyon, H.L. also collected 19 other specimens.
Adenophorus haalilioanus
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Adenophorus tamariscinus
Botany
Asplenium contiguum
Botany
Asplenium insiticium
Botany
Athyrium microphyllum
Botany
Blechnum appendiculatum
Botany
Elaphoglossum fauriei
Botany
Huperzia sulcinervia
Botany
Lepisorus thunbergianus
Botany
Lindsaea macraeana
Botany
Liparis hawaiensis
Botany
Neraudia melastomifolia
Botany
Nertera granadensis
Botany
Oreogrammitis hookeri
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
Botany
Sadleria squarrosa
Botany
Santalum freycinetianum
Botany
Selaginella arbuscula
Botany
Selaginella arbuscula
Botany
Anoectochilus sandvicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-25.
2026-03-25
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-22
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Edwin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Edwin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-10-18
Hawaii, US
(c) gingaaninjaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Anoectochilus sandvicensis. BISH 489131. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956323196. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/489131.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956323196 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026