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Arundina graminifolia
Bamboo Orchid
As recorded: Arundina graminifolia (D.Don) Hochr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.; Ruhle, G.C.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →G.C. Ruhle →
- Collector number
- 23722
- Date
- November 12, 1954
- Locality
- Along fumeroles of Chain-of-Craters Road, Kilauea region
- 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 November 12, 1954, Degener, O.; Degener, I.; Ruhle, G.C. also collected 1 other specimen.
Arundina graminifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,126 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Pahoa
(c) John DiDiego, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Akolea Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) jackff, 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Arundina graminifolia. BISH 491238. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956646282. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/491238.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956646282 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026