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Henckelia communis
As recorded: Chirita zeylanica Hook.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae
- Collected by
- Sumithraarachchi, D.B.
- Collector number
- DBS 368
- Date
- June 1, 1974
- Locality
- Windsor Forest, above Raxawa Estate. Dolosbage. Kandy District.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Identified by
- Sumithraarachchi, D.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 1, 1974, Sumithraarachchi, D.B. also collected 3 other specimens.
Henckelia communis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-22.
2025-11-22
Magala, Sri Pada, Sri Lanka
(c) Shaveen Madushka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-04
Cejlon, Western Province, LK
(c) Shanelle Wikramanayake, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-09
Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sabaragamuwa, LK
(c) richardpeiris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-15
RF9Q+4MX, B339, Nallathanniya, Sri Lanka
(c) Shevon Wijegunarathne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-02
Kudawa, Sri Lanka
(c) Rumeth Jayasinghe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-09-06
Sinharaja Rainforest, Sabaragamuwa, LK
(c) Ian Lockwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Henckelia communis. BISH 410884. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956394147. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410884.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956394147 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026