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Callicarpa candicans
great wooly Malayan lilac
As recorded: Callicarpa candicans (Burm.f.) Hochr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, S.K.
- Collector number
- 2801
- Date
- December 14, 1933
- Locality
- Ka Chik Shan and vicinity, Ch'ang-kiang District.
- Island
- Hainan
- Region
- China
- Identified by
- Moldenke, H.N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 14, 1933, Lau, S.K. also collected 15 other specimens.
Callicarpa candicans observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-17.

2026-03-17
Guam, Yigo, Guam, US
(c) Reardon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-12
Guam National Wildlife Refuge, Dededo, Guam, US
(c) Reardon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-18
Townsville QLD, Australia
(c) Russell Cumming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-27
Whitsundays QLD, Australia
(c) Penny Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-11
Viqueque, Timor-Leste
(c) Ian Cowie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-03
Mount Inkerman Rd, Bedourie, QLD, AU
(c) ryanthughes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Callicarpa candicans. BISH 186909. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956342790. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/186909.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956342790 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
