Anoectochilus sandvicensis
Hawaii Jewel-orchid
As recorded: Anoectochilus sandvicensis Lindl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 13448
- Date
- December 27, 1936
- Locality
- Head of Wailau Valley, trail up Waiakeakua-Waiokeela Ridge
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1138, -156.8201 ± 877 m
- Elevation
- 750 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Type status
- Type
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 27, 1936, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Anoectochilus sandvicensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-10-18.
2024-10-18
Hawaii, US
(c) gingaaninjaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-18
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Anoectochilus sandvicensis. BISH 559474. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956134695. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/559474.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956134695 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026