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Anoectochilus sandvicensis
Hawaii Jewel-orchid
As recorded: Anoectochilus sandvicensis Lindl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Fagerlund, G.O.; Mitchell, A.L.G.O. Fagerlund →A.L.M. Mitchell →
- Collector number
- 969
- Date
- December 3, 1944
- Locality
- National Park, near Makaopuhi Crater
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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 December 3, 1944, Fagerlund, G.O.; Mitchell, A.L. also collected 2 other specimens.
Anoectochilus sandvicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1944. 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 489133. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956291458. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/489133.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956291458 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026