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Anoectochilus sandvicensis
As recorded: Anoectochilus sandvicensis Lindl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.
- Collector number
- H101910
- Date
- October 31, 2019
- Locality
- West Maui, Wailuku District, Waihee Valley, Head of valley on south side of stream below "Wall of Tears" Northing: 2313188; Easting: 751947
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 853 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Anoectochilus sandvicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2019. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-25.

2026-03-25
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-22
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Edwin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Edwin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-10-18
Hawaii, US
(c) gingaaninjaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Anoectochilus sandvicensis. BISH 778944. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956279518. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/778944.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956279518 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
