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Calanthe
Christmas orchids
As recorded: Calanthe R.Br.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Foerting; James, S.A.; Damas, D.D. Damas →Foerting →S.A. James →
- Collector number
- SAJ0453
- Date
- February 19, 2012
- Locality
- Bubuu Valley, ridge to N Saurere Village.
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 2,000 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 19, 2012, Foerting; James, S.A.; Damas, D. also collected 1 other specimen.
Calanthe observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2012. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10,013 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
陽明山國家公園, 士林區, 臺北市, TW
(c) young-young, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Coffs Harbour - Pt A, AU-NS, AU
(c) Nick Lambert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-26
Taiwan
(c) freesiahsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Taiwan
(c) freesiahsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
台灣臺北
(c) Shih-Hsien Hsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-26
231台灣新北市新店區屈尺里
(c) 吉迼劼拮, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Calanthe. BISH 764528. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956625163. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/764528.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956625163 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
