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Glossorhyncha
As recorded: Glossorhyncha Ridl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- van Royen, P.
- Collector number
- 11352
- Date
- July 5, 1976
- Locality
- Victor Emanuel Range, Bokulbet
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 2,840 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 5, 1976, van Royen, P. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Glossorhyncha observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-30.

2025-11-30
Grande Terre, New Caledonia, NC
(c) Antoine Simon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-04
(c) Abdel Bizid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-27
Hienghène, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-08-28
(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2006-12-10
Poya South, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2006-12-10
Poya South, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Glossorhyncha. BISH 597895. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956628488. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/597895.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956628488 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
