Spathoglottis micronesiaca
Micronesian ground orchid
As recorded: Spathoglottis micronesiaca Schltr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Teraoka, W.; Sagawa, Y.; Falanruw, M.; Yan, L.C.M.V.C. Falanruw →Y. Sagawa →W. Teraoka →Chieng Yan →
- Collector number
- 436
- Date
- April 6, 1981
- Locality
- Weloy to Colonia
- Island
- Yap
- Region
- Micronesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 6, 1981, Teraoka, W.; Sagawa, Y.; Falanruw, M.; Yan, L.C. also collected 9 other specimens.
Spathoglottis micronesiaca observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-29.
2026-01-29
Pohnpei, FM
no rights reserved
2026-01-12
Melekeok, Palau, PW
(c) Dwight Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-04
Babeldaob, Palau, PW
(c) ellieemde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-01
帛琉梅萊凱奧克
(c) Tahic Kolas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-20
FM
(c) miiyomai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-20
FM
(c) c_tommy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Spathoglottis micronesiaca. BISH 490182. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956701891. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/490182.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956701891 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026