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Lactuca indica
Indian lettuce
As recorded: Lactuca indica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Overstreet, E.
- Collector number
- 537
- Date
- October 27, 1937
- Locality
- Sumatra: Mt. Dempo
- Region
- Indonesia
- Elevation
- 3,022 m
- Identified by
- van Steenis, C.G.G.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 27, 1937, Overstreet, E. also collected 7 other specimens.
Lactuca indica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,523 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Ttukseom Seoul Forest, Seoul, South Korea
(c) adley_rodgers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Hokuseicho Ageki, Inabe, Mie, JP
(c) 稲葉響, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
日本、〒206-0003 東京都多摩市東寺方４９９−１ センターハイツ桜ケ丘
(c) tama_king_fisher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
日本、〒206-0003 東京都多摩市東寺方４９９−１ センターハイツ桜ケ丘
(c) tama_king_fisher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Jinan, Shandong, China
(c) 莲子, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Dohang-ri, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR
(c) toqlrlo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lactuca indica. BISH 28458. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956191683. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/28458.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956191683 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026