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Spathoglottis plicata
As recorded: Spathoglottis plicata Blume
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 64996
- Date
- September 3, 1985
- Locality
- Travao Peninsula, Plateau Travaux, above Le Lac, vicinity of end of pipe-line road.
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 3, 1985, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 17 other specimens.
Spathoglottis plicata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,115 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
G6X7+7F4, Tiebaghi, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) mireille-koumac, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Kauaʻi, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Paula Dreeszen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-22
新加坡
(c) CS Lam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
El Yunque National Forest, Río Grande, PR, US
(c) acurtis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Survivor Samoa Beach Resort Road, Western Samoa, WS
(c) peterrcbr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Spathoglottis plicata. BISH 606169. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956222606. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/606169.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956222606 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
