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Peristylus holochila in life
In life — Hawaii bog orchid, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
BISH 559488Botany

Peristylus holochila

Hawaii bog orchid

As recorded: Platanthera holochila (Hillebr.) Kraenzl.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by
Hillebrand, W.B.; Lydgate, J.M.Wilhelm Hillebrand →John Mortimer Lydgate →
Collector number
Collector Number: s.n.
Locality
unknown
Region
Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
36 Bishop specimens of Peristylus holochila · collected 1909–2014Species page ›

Peristylus holochila observed alive in Hawaiʻi

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2024-11-07.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Peristylus holochila. BISH 559488. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956481752. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/559488.

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