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Strychnos
strychnos
As recorded: Strychnos L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Loganiaceae
- Collected by
- Waas, S.; Tirvengadum, D.D.D.D. Tirvengadum →S.H. Waas →
- Collector number
- 796
- Date
- September 9, 1974
- Locality
- Kovilmada, Kandy District: Central Province. In secondary forest by Kandy Maiyangana road 27/17 mile marker.
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 690 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 9, 1974, Waas, S.; Tirvengadum, D.D. also collected 5 other specimens.
Strychnos observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,588 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Van Der Merwe Drive, Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA
(c) tonycooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Skuilkrans Koppie Footpath, Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA
(c) tonycooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Emmarentia Street, Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA
(c) tonycooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Googa State Forest
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-10-23
Brookfield, QLD, AU
(c) codyhochen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Brookfield, QLD, AU
(c) codyhochen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Strychnos. BISH 433921. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956558459. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/433921.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956558459 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026