Calanthe tankervilleae
naturalizedOrchidaceae

Calanthe tankervilleae

Chinese Ground Orchid

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

No written account yet for this species.

Seasonality
31 flowering · 1 fruiting annotations · iNaturalist · fetched Jul 2026
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■ flowering (peak February)■ fruiting (peak July)

This is an inference, not a schedule. The curve reflects when observers annotated flowering and fruiting — which tracks observer effort as well as plant behavior, and pools all elevations and islands into one signal. Hawaiʻi’s microclimates vary enormously; a species may fruit in January at sea level and June at elevation. Use this to know when to look, then look.

Where documented · 80 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 199 · GBIF 291 records
Keauhou · HawaiʻiiNat 43 · GBIF 44 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 27 · GBIF 35 ✓
Waiheʻe · MauiiNat 9 · GBIF 27 ✓
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 10 · GBIF 15 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 8 · GBIF 15 ✓
Kahakuloa · MauiiNat 8 · GBIF 9 ✓
Hanakāpīʻai · KauaʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 10 ✓
Honuaʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 10 ✓
Kapaʻa · KauaʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 6 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 8 ✓
Manukā · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 5 ✓
Kalopā · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 4 ✓
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 7 ✓
Waimano · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 4 ✓
Keahialaka · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 4 ✓
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 4 ✓
Pānauinui · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kaunolū · LānaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
ʻAlaeiki · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
ʻAiea · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
ʻAlaenui · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikahekaheiki · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waimānalo · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Wainiha · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Wailuku · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Pālāwai · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Mākaha · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kau · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keonepokoiki · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
ʻOʻoma 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kuliʻouʻou · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kapoho · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaʻalaea · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Humuʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalalau · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honolulu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
ʻĀpua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honomū, Kuhua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalauao · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Nāmāhana · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Mānana · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahuku · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Paumalū · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓