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Xanthophyllum flavescens
As recorded: Xanthophyllum affine Korth.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Polygalaceae
- Collected by
- Elmer, A.D.E.
- Collector number
- 21645
- Date
- October 1, 1922
- Locality
- Tawao, Elphinstone Province, Brithis North Borneo.
- Island
- Borneo
- Region
- Malaysia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 1, 1922, Elmer, A.D.E. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Xanthophyllum flavescens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-09.

2026-02-09
Upper Seletar Reservoir, Mandai Track 7, Mandai Excutive Golf Range, 2nd floor, Singapore 779384
(c) HP Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-26
Kerala, India
(c) Paul Antony Mangaly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-04
Upper Seletar Reservoir, Mandai Track 7, Mandai Excutive Golf Range, 2nd floor, Singapore 779384
(c) HP Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-27
(c) HP Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-09
Kuttampuzha, Kerala 686681, India
(c) renjus box, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-11-15
JVCP+35Q, Yendayar, Pothan Mala, Yendayar, Kerala 686512, India
(c) renjus box, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Xanthophyllum flavescens. BISH 170596. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956321207. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/170596.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956321207 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
