Crepidium resupinatum

As recorded: Malaxis resupinata (G.Forst.) Kuntze

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by: Yuncker, T.G.
Collector number: 9522
Date: November 27, 1939
Locality: on ridge back of Ofu village
Island: Ofu
Region: American Samoa
Elevation: 400 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

37 Bishop specimens of Crepidium resupinatum · collected 1921–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 27, 1939, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Crepidium resupinatum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1939. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-15.

2025-11-15

1/01/2023, Pulikurumba, New Naduvil, Kerala 670582, India

(c) George Muttathil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-05

9C27+FW, Puna'auia, Polynésie française

(c) sone132, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-25

Papetō'ai, Moorea-Maiao, French Polynesia

(c) mattward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-30

Cook Islands

(c) Hannah Rogers, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-09-07

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK

(c) brucedc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-04-20

Cook Islands

(c) Jon Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Crepidium resupinatum. BISH 732646. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956629922. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/732646.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956629922 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026