Pentas lanceolata
Egyptian Star-cluster
As recorded: Mussaenda lanceolata (Forssk.) Spreng.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Schmidt
- Collector number
- 521
- Date
- February 13, 1900
- Locality
- Trat
- Region
- Thailand
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pentas lanceolata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1900. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,196 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
QVMQ+H5X, Nairobi, Kenya
(c) lewisnjeruh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Calle Georgetown, San Juan, PR, US
(c) Sebastian Murga Alicea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Calle Georgetown, San Juan, PR, US
(c) Sebastian Murga Alicea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
CW4M+4PP PARK, San Juan, 00927, Puerto Rico
(c) maxstevan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
(c) chongthamlanleima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
28, behind MOUNT CARMEL COLLEGE, Abshot Layout, Vasanth Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001, India
(c) Laukya Medisetty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pentas lanceolata. BISH 1457837. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956612673. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1457837.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956612673 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026