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BISH 425112Botany
Diospyros affinis
As recorded: Diospyros affinis Thwaites
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Kostermans
- Collector number
- 25302
- Date
- July 29, 1974
- Locality
- Road Bibile to Mahyangane
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Anderson, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Diospyros affinis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-04-09.

2024-04-09
Mulakaddu R.F., Tamil Nadu, India
(c) madhavan a.p, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-06-12
Annamalai R.F., Tamil Nadu, India
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Diospyros affinis. BISH 425112. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956180523. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/425112.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956180523 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
