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Agrostophyllum
As recorded: Agrostophyllum Blume
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- 8889
- Date
- May 16, 1993
- Locality
- Lae
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Identified by
- Howcroft, N.H.S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 16, 1993, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 14 other specimens.
Agrostophyllum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Queensland, AU
(c) janagorski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Mareeba, AU-QL, AU
(c) Matt Barrett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Queensland, AU
(c) miarosemary, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-08
Queensland, AU
(c) Wairambar Rainforest, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-04
Dusun II, Sambirata, Kec. Cilongok, Kabupaten Banyumas, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
(c) Alfian Adhi Chandra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-02
Queensland, AU
(c) Steve Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Agrostophyllum. BISH 745124. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956310264. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/745124.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956310264 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
