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Lyonia ovalifolia
oval-leaf lyonia
As recorded: Xolisma elliptica (Siebold & Zucc.) Nakai
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Inokuma, T.
- Collector number
- 4
- Date
- July 1, 1928
- Locality
- Musashi. (Historical name covering Tokyo metropolis, Saitama, and Kanagawa prefectures)
- Island
- Honshu
- Region
- Japan
- Identified by
- Inokuma, T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1928, Inokuma, T. also collected 6 other specimens.
Lyonia ovalifolia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 683 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Beitou District, Taipei City, TW
(c) bettinake, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
972台灣花蓮縣秀林鄉富世村
(c) vrxz, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-10-03
太平山國家森林遊樂區, 大同鄉, 宜蘭縣, TW
(c) Penny, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Taiwan
(c) lubukun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Taiwan, TW
(c) 羅恩至, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-20
Royal Thimphu College, Thimphu, BT
(c) ucw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lyonia ovalifolia. BISH 138047. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956136861. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/138047.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956136861 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026