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Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
As recorded: Rhodomyrtus tomentosa var. parviflora (Alston) A.J.Scott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 11233
- Date
- April 18, 1973
- Locality
- Hakgala Strict NR, Badulla
- Region
- Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 1,800 m
- Identified by
- Snow, N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 18, 1973, Stone, B.C. also collected 17 other specimens.
Actinodaphne speciosa
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Anacardiaceae
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Ardisia
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Begonia
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Cestrum elegans
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Duranta erecta
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Hypericum mysurense
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Lasianthus
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Lobelia nicotianifolia
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Maesa indica
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Psidium guajava
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Rubiaceae
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Schefflera
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Schefflera
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Symplocos cochinchinensis
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Syzygium
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Toona sinensis
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Rhodomyrtus tomentosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,392 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
New Taipei, TW-NT-TP, TW
(c) Chia Yi Lu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-17
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US
(c) clwolf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
大榄郊野公园, 大榄, 新界, HK
(c) joanna_zys, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Karimunting, Raya Kepulauan River, Bengkayang Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
(c) Yopi Kolisen Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
國立臺灣大學, 大安區, 臺北市, TW
(c) candy1867, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
軍艦岩
(c) ytmao, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa. BISH 401822. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956262626. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/401822.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956262626 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026