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Helicteres isora
East Indian screw tree
As recorded: Helicteres isora L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- King, R.M.
- Collector number
- 5489
- Date
- June 21, 1963
- Locality
- Province of Kanchanaburi; 7 km northwest of Kanchanaburi
- Region
- Thailand
- Elevation
- 40 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 21, 1963, King, R.M. also collected 9 other specimens.
Helicteres isora observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 757 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20
5V3X+52G Shail Parn Udyan, Devtal Infront of Ramayan Mandir ,Medical College Road, Garha, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482003, India
(c) Manu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Andhra Pradesh, India
(c) kishore T, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Ibrahimpatnam, Andhra Pradesh 521456, India
(c) Chandu Bandi, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-17
Dananayakanpura, Tumakuru, Karnataka, India
(c) S Yashas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Madan Mahal Fort, Medical Garha, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482003, India
(c) pramod pandit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
NTR, Andhra Pradesh, IN
(c) boomshift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Helicteres isora. BISH 183226. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956194190. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/183226.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956194190 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
