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Strobilanthes

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BISH 418507Botany

Strobilanthes

As recorded: Strobilanthes Blume

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae

Collected by: Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B.Seymour H. Sohmer →D.B. Sumithraarachchi →
Collector number: 9997
Date: October 27, 1975
Locality: Road from Diygama Tea Estate to Horton Plains. Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province
Region: Sri Lanka
Record type: Preserved specimen

33 Bishop specimens of Strobilanthes · collected 1905–1975Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 27, 1975, Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Strobilanthes observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,982 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Strobilanthes observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

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Strobilanthes observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Clear Water Bay, New Territories, HK

(c) 翬/Fai/A., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Strobilanthes observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Taiwan, TW

(c) rain999777, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Strobilanthes observed 2026-10-20

2026-10-20

陽明山國家公園, 北投區, 臺北市, TW

(c) Kuo-Cheng Tsai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Strobilanthes observed 2026-10-19

2026-10-19

陽明山國家公園, 三芝區, 新北市, TW

(c) mazishushu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Strobilanthes observed 2026-10-19

2026-10-19

香港新界大埔滘

(c) stimes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Strobilanthes. BISH 418507. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956649809. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/418507.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956649809 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026