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Ternstroemia
As recorded: Ternstroemia Mutis ex L.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Pentaphylacaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.; Wass, S.Seymour H. Sohmer →S. Wass →
- Collector number
- 8702
- Date
- November 15, 1973
- Locality
- Kandy District; trail to Adam's Peak from Moray Estate.
- Region
- Ceylon, Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 15, 1973, Sohmer, S.H.; Wass, S. also collected 3 other specimens.
Ternstroemia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,100 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20
N Indian Creek Dr, Clarkston, GA, US
(c) karminique, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
62102台灣嘉義縣民雄鄉豊收村大學路一段168號
(c) yuyuyu___, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
臺灣島, 竹北市, 新竹縣, TW
(c) sohpia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Taiwan, TW
(c) freesiahsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
311台灣新竹縣五峰鄉桃山村G4H8+42
(c) 許文俊, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-15
Anle District, Keelung City, TW
(c) Sam Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ternstroemia. BISH 433868. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956294387. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/433868.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956294387 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
