Disporum cantoniense

Chinese fairy bells

As recorded: Disporum pullum Salisb.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Liliales › Colchicaceae

Collected by: Delavay, P.J.M.
Date: May 1, 1882
Locality: Tchen Fong Chan
Region: Yunnan Province, China
Record type: Preserved specimen

12 Bishop specimens of Disporum cantoniense · collected 1882–1992Species page ›

Disporum cantoniense observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1882. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 41 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-21.

2026-06-21

Nujiang Lisu, CN-YN, CN

(c) Yifan (Evan) Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-12

Zhangjiajie, CN-HN, CN

(c) eamonns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-18

绥阳县, 遵义市, 贵州省, CN

(c) zzzmark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-30

5R8Q+79X, Roing, Arunachal Pradesh 792110, India

(c) Michael Leven, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-27

大帽山

no rights reserved

2025-03-24

Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka

(c) Luca Boscain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Disporum cantoniense. BISH 112974. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956454880. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/112974.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956454880 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026