Phreatia micrantha
As recorded: Phreatia micrantha (A.Rich.) Lindl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P.Erling Christophersen →E.P. Hume →
- Collector number
- 2187
- Date
- July 28, 1931
- Locality
- wet forest above Matavanu
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 1,030 m
- Identified by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 28, 1931, Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P. also collected 3 other specimens.
Phreatia micrantha observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-23.
2026-08-23
Douglas, AU-QL, AU
(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-12-03
Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) Rachael Kaiser, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-04
Douglas, AU-QL, AU
(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-09-01
Douglas, AU-QL, AU
(c) Steve Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2025-08-03
Guam
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-03
Guam, 66010
(c) fletchermoore, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Phreatia micrantha. BISH 760792. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956673173. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/760792.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956673173 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026