Trachoma papuanum

As recorded: Sarcochilus societatis J.W.Moore

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by: Moore, J.W.
Collector number: 411
Date: December 11, 1926
Locality: Opoa Valley
Island: Raiatea
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 100 m
Type status: Holotype
Record type: Preserved specimen

13 Bishop specimens of Trachoma papuanum · collected 1926–1979Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 11, 1926, Moore, J.W. also collected 21 other specimens.

Trachoma papuanum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-09-23.

2024-09-23

Farino, Nouvelle-Calédonie

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

2024-09-21

Farino, Nouvelle-Calédonie

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2024-09-21

Farino, Nouvelle-Calédonie

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2024-09-21

Farino, Nouvelle-Calédonie

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2024-09-06

Bourail, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Nicolas Rinck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-24

Poindimié, Nouvelle-Calédonie

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

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Cite this specimen

Trachoma papuanum. BISH 751539. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956193380. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/751539.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956193380 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026