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Impatiens thwaitesii
As recorded: Impatiens thwaitesii Hook.fil. ex Grey-Wilson
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Balsaminaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.; Waas, S.Seymour H. Sohmer →S.H. Waas →
- Collector number
- 10559
- Date
- November 11, 1975
- Locality
- Kitulgala, Kegalle, across Kelani river from rest house
- Region
- Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
- Identified by
- Anderson, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 11, 1975, Sohmer, S.H.; Waas, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acanthaceae
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Acrotrema
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Actephila
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Antidesma
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Coelogyne imbricata
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Cryptocarya
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Cryptocarya
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Cryptocarya
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Diospyros
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Diospyros
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Diospyros
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Euphorbiaceae
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Euphorbiaceae
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Fimbristylis fusca
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Glycosmis pentaphylla
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Ixora
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Lasianthus
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Lasianthus
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Memecylon
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Memecylon angustifolium
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Microsorum
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Psychotria dubia
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Psychotria dubia
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Psychotria dubia
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Impatiens thwaitesii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-27.
2025-12-27
9F9M+XR, Diyaduwa, Sri Lanka
(c) Yamuna Gunawardhana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-22
Dikellakanda, Sri Lanka
(c) Shaveen Madushka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-30
Siripagama, Sri Lanka
(c) vinolperera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-15
Sri Palabaddala, Sri Lanka
(c) Shevon Wijegunarathne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Impatiens thwaitesii. BISH 433718. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956136623. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/433718.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956136623 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026