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Arundina graminifolia
Bamboo Orchid
As recorded: Arundina graminifolia (D.Don) Hochr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.
- Collector number
- H89910
- Date
- August 6, 1999
- Locality
- W Maui, Lahaina District, Puu Kukui Watershed, on a narrow ridgetop dividing Kahana and Kahanaiki
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.9527, -156.6412 ± 501 m
- Elevation
- 366 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Staples, G.W.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 6, 1999, Oppenheimer, H.L. also collected 7 other specimens.
Still here: Arundina graminifolia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 31 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-05.
2026-08-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-29
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-09
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NEcology, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-22
West Maui Forest Reserve, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) ebluth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-19
Waiheʻe Ridge Trail, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) devinvandergriff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-16
Maui, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) Duban Espinoza, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Arundina graminifolia. BISH 659161. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956689748. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/659161.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956689748 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026