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Polystachya concreta
yellow helmet orchid
As recorded: Polystachya concreta (Jacq.) Garay & H.R.Sweet
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Williams, A.M.; Flynn, T.; Shevock, J.Timothy Flynn →J.R. Shevock →A.M. Williams →
- Collector number
- AMW118
- Date
- January 28, 2015
- Locality
- Lihue District. Banks of the North Fork of the Wailua River, adjacent to trail that leads to Blue Hole.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 378 m
- Identified by
- C. Imada, B. KennedyC.T. Imada →Barbara Kennedy →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Polystachya concreta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2015. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 139 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-21.

2026-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-08-18
Ahuimanu, HI 96744, USA
(c) catta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-17
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved

2026-06-21
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Ryan Durand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-21
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Ryan Durand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polystachya concreta. BISH 767662. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956673707. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/767662.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956673707 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
