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Impatiens truncata
As recorded: Impatiens truncata Thwaites
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Balsaminaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.; Jayasuriya, A.A.H.M. Jayasuriya →Seymour H. Sohmer →
- Collector number
- 10641
- Date
- November 13, 1975
- Locality
- Hunnaggiriya Hill above Madulkele Estate
- Region
- Kandy District, Sri Lanka
- Identified by
- Anderson, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 13, 1975, Sohmer, S.H.; Jayasuriya, A. also collected 8 other specimens.
Impatiens truncata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-03.
2026-04-03
Panwila, Sri Lanka
(c) Gomen See, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-03
Sri Lanka
(c) Yui Hong Chiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-21
Knuckles Conservation Forest, Central Province, LK
(c) shibb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-22
Matale, Sri Lanka
(c) Edward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-14
Pitawala, Sri Lanka
(c) Melan Sridhara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2024-07-20
Matale, Sri Lanka
(c) Dulyana Apoorva Wanigasooriya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Impatiens truncata. BISH 433717. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956207172. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/433717.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956207172 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026