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Polyalthia

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BISH 418574Botany

Polyalthia

As recorded: Polyalthia Blume

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Magnoliales › Annonaceae

Collected by: Sohmer, S.H.; Waas, S.Seymour H. Sohmer →S.H. Waas →
Collector number: 10330
Date: November 7, 1975
Locality: Hiniduma, Galle District, Southern Province: trail up to "Haycock Hill"
Region: Sri Lanka
Elevation: 457 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

90 Bishop specimens of Polyalthia · collected 1922–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 7, 1975, Sohmer, S.H.; Waas, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Polyalthia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,903 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

Polyalthia observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Bola Sonoiki Avenue, Kosofe, Lagos, NG

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

Polyalthia observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

WR69+FV2, Ram Niwas Garden, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur, Jaipur Nagar Nigam Area, Rajasthan 302004, India

(c) Cristina Mercè Vilar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polyalthia observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

WR69+FV2, Ram Niwas Garden, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur, Jaipur Nagar Nigam Area, Rajasthan 302004, India

(c) Cristina Mercè Vilar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polyalthia observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

Federal QLD, Australia

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

Polyalthia observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Amamoor State Forest

(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Polyalthia observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

PH2W+MRG, Coyah, Guinée

(c) Mohamed Lamine Soumah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Polyalthia. BISH 418574. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956505569. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/418574.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956505569 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026