BISH 645802Botany

Dendrobium platygastrium

As recorded: Dendrobium platygastrium Rchb.f.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by: Buelow, G.P.
Collector number: 2823
Date: July 16, 1982
Locality: Tree line above Topuefio
Island: Kao Island
Region: Tonga
Elevation: 450 m
Identified by: Kores, P.J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

9 Bishop specimens of Dendrobium platygastrium · collected 1927–1986Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 16, 1982, Buelow, G.P. also collected 23 other specimens.

Dendrobium platygastrium observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-10-23.

2024-10-23

Kmaga, Solomon Islands

(c) peter maaskant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-27

Poindimié, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Lydwine LAUDEREAU, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-26

Poindimié, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Lydwine LAUDEREAU, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-24

Touho, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-21

Sorong Timur, Sorong, West Papua, ID

(c) Yanuar Ishaq Dc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2023-03-20

Touho, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Dendrobium platygastrium. BISH 645802. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956503195. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/645802.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956503195 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026