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Symplocos

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BISH 433777Botany

Symplocos

As recorded: Symplocos Jacq.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Symplocaceae

Collected by: Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B.Seymour H. Sohmer →D.B. Sumithraarachchi →
Collector number: 9964
Date: October 27, 1975
Locality: Road from Diyagama Tea Estate to Horton Plains. Nuwara Eliya District
Island: Sri Lanka
Region: Central Province, Sri Lanka
Record type: Preserved specimen

154 Bishop specimens of Symplocos · collected 1947–2012Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Symplocos observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,763 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Symplocos observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Bear Sink Rd, Troy, AL, US

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

Symplocos observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Fountain, NC, US

(c) Greg Kearney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Symplocos observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Texas, US

(c) Jake Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Symplocos observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Stony Brook University, NY, USA

(c) Reşit Akçakaya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Symplocos observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Troy, AL 36081, USA

(c) Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Symplocos observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

333台灣桃園市龜山區

(c) Lijin Huang (紫楝), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Symplocos. BISH 433777. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956509683. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/433777.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956509683 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026