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Seymour H. Sohmer in Sri Lanka and Pahang, September – December 1973

September – December 1973 · 94 days, 28 of them collecting · 2 islands

All 672 specimens633 photographed
SSCollectorSeymour H. Sohmer · 1877–1947
Specimens
672
Stops
28
Names
340
Types
1
With images
633
Km between stops
—
Companions
4
Departments
1

The route

The labels of this journey name places but carry no coordinates, so there is no route to draw.

Each numbered point is a stop: a run of days spent within about ten kilometres. The route between stops is drawn straight; the real course went by sea, by road or on foot.

  1. 17 specimens, 15 names

    Sapindaceae 2, Pteridophyta 2, Dracaena 1

    SapindaceaePiperPteridophytaDracaena
    The specimens from 16 Sep →

  2. 1 specimens, 1 name

    Varronia tomentosa 1

    Varronia tomentosa
    The specimens from 1 Oct →

  3. 3 specimens, 1 name

    Cardamine africana 3

    Cardamine africanaCardamine africana
    The specimens from 3 Oct →

  4. 11 specimens, 11 names

    Acmella paniculata 1, Bothriochloa pertusa 1, Caryophyllaceae 1

    Acmella paniculataCissusColdenia procumbensPteridophyta
    The specimens from 4 Oct →

  5. 39 specimens, 34 names

    Loranthaceae 2, Tephrosia 2, Ehretia microphylla 2

    BreyniaEhretia microphyllaVitexLoranthaceae
    The specimens from 5 Oct →

  6. 34 specimens, 25 names

    Tracheophyta 4, Cyperus paniceus 3, Cleome 3

    Gynochthodes umbellataOldenlandiaTephrosiaCyperus paniceus
    The specimens from 6 Oct →

  7. 9 specimens, 9 names

    Cruciferae 1, Ehretia microphylla 1, Hubera korinti 1

    Vitex altissimaScleria lithospermaEhretia microphyllaCruciferae
    The specimens from 7 Oct →

  8. 16 specimens, 14 names

    Thunbergia fragrans 2, Psychotria gardneri 2, Canthium horridum 1

    Dianella ensifoliaVitex altissimaPsiadia ceylanicaAcacia
    The specimens from 10 Oct →

  9. 15 specimens, 14 names

    Cleome 2, Canthium campanulatum 1, Asteraceae 1

    Ixora coccineaCanthium campanulatumFimbristylis falcataPogonatherum paniceum
    The specimens from 11 Oct →

  10. 24 specimens, 20 names

    Hedyotis 4, Juncus effusus 2, Carex spicigera 1

    PterisScutellaria violaceaJuncus effususSolanum chrysotrichum
    The specimens from 30 Oct →

  11. 65 specimens, 44 names

    Hedyotis 5, Lasianthus 4, Rubiaceae 3

    Actinodaphne speciosaPhyllanthosMyrtaceaeDryopteris macrochlamys
    The specimens from 31 Oct →

  12. 57 specimens, 43 names

    Psychotria zeylanica 4, Rubus 4, Hedyotis 3

    Psychotria zeylanicaPrunusRubusEriocaulon brownianum
    The specimens from 1 Nov →

  13. 53 specimens, 41 names

    Schefflera 3, Michelia 3, Cissus 3

    Cardamine hirsutaJusticiaGarnotia patulaSchefflera
    The specimens from 2 Nov →

  14. 24 specimens, 19 names

    Lamiaceae 2, Turpinia 2, Hedyotis 2

    GlochidionLamiaceaeCruciferaeMalaxis
    The specimens from 3 Nov →

  15. 8 specimens, 8 names

    Aeschynanthus ceylanicus 1, Capsicum 1, Cyperus 1

    ZiziphusStreblus asperCyperusMollugo
    The specimens from 11 Nov →

  16. 7 specimens, 7 names

    Desmodium 1, Glochidion 1, Hedyotis 1

    Maesa indicaOdontosoria chinensisMikania scandensHedyotis
    The specimens from 14 Nov →

  17. 79 specimens, 46 names

    Rubiaceae 5, Loranthaceae 4, Hedyotis 4

    KendrickiaPseudopogonatherum trispicatumStrychnosArdisia
    The specimens from 15 Nov →

  18. 24 specimens, 19 names

    Asteraceae 4, Cardamine 2, Litsea 2

    RubiaceaePhytolaccaLitseaPteridophyta
    The specimens from 16 Nov →

  19. 27 specimens, 20 names

    Gaertneria 4, Rubiaceae 2, Axinandra 2

    GaertneriaPsychotria nigraAxinandra zeylanicaOsbeckia
    The specimens from 17 Nov →

  20. 20 specimens, 18 names

    Tracheophyta 2, Sapotaceae 2, Cyanotis 1

    Sida alnifoliaRubiaceaeAcanthaceaeSida cordifolia
    The specimens from 18 Nov →

  21. 44 specimens, 39 names

    Tracheophyta 2, Volkameria inermis 2, Loranthaceae 2

    ZiziphusSpermacoce hispidaCatunaregam spinosaThunbergia
    The specimens from 19 Nov →

  22. 34 specimens, 24 names

    Memecylon 4, Lagerstroemia speciosa 3, Acrotrema 3

    DesmosLagerstroemia speciosaMyrsinaceaeElaeocarpus
    The specimens from 20 Nov →

  23. 3 specimens, 1 name

    Lagerstroemia speciosa 3

    Lagerstroemia speciosaLagerstroemia speciosaLagerstroemia speciosa
    The specimens from 21 Nov →

  24. 13 specimens, 12 names

    Nelumbo 2, Amaranthus 1, Boerhavia 1

    ScrophulariaceaeEcliptaNelumboNymphoides
    The specimens from 30 Nov →

  25. 3 specimens, 3 names

    Brassica juncea 1, Henckelia humboldtiana 1, Raphanus sativus 1

    Raphanus sativusBrassica junceaHenckelia humboldtiana
    The specimens from 3 Dec →

  26. 22 specimens, 20 names

    Bergia capensis 2, Phaseolus 2, Cordia 1

    Bulbostylis barbataHydrophylax maritimaSpermacoce hispidaRubiaceae
    The specimens from 4 Dec →

  27. 12 specimens, 11 names

    Ludwigia 2, Alternanthera 1, Cleome 1

    CyanotisMonochoriaDesmodiumAlternanthera
    The specimens from 5 Dec →

  28. 8 specimens, 8 names

    Argostemma parvifolium 1, Dendrophthoe incarnata 1, Globba 1

    GlobbaPholidotaHabenariaArgostemma parvifolium
    The specimens from 18 Dec →

What came home

The names most often on the labels of this journey; the families: Rubiaceae 110, Cyperaceae 39, Asteraceae 31, Fabaceae 24, Lamiaceae 23, Lauraceae 17.

From the field

Bulbostylis barbataBulbostylis barbataDesmosDesmosAcmella paniculataAcmella paniculataIxora coccineaIxora coccineaCardamine hirsutaCardamine hirsutaCissusCissusBreyniaBreyniaKendrickiaKendrickiaPseudopogonatherum trispicatumPseudopogonatherum trispicatumZiziphusZiziphus
All 633 photographed specimens →

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