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Calanthe tankervilleae
Phaius tankervilleae complex
As recorded: Phaius tankervilleae (Banks) Blume
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.Erling Christophersen →E.P. Hume →
- Collector number
- 2085
- Date
- July 16, 1931
- Locality
- Above Paia
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 400 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 16, 1931, Christophersen, E.; Hume, E. also collected 1 other specimen.
Calanthe tankervilleae observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 827 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-01.

2026-10-01
Jalan Borneo Rainforest Lodge, Lahad Datu, Sabah, MY
(c) marshnature, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
Grande Terre, New Caledonia, NC
(c) funguy17, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
Grande Terre, New Caledonia, NC
(c) bushfairyy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26
Grande-Terre, Nouvelle-Calédonie, NC
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13
Plaine des lacs, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) momaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Calanthe tankervilleae. BISH 760750. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956672451. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/760750.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956672451 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
