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Loranthaceae
showy mistletoes
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Loranthaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.; Waas, S.Seymour H. Sohmer →S.H. Waas →
- Collector number
- 8732
- Date
- November 15, 1973
- Locality
- Kandy District; Moray Estate; along stream near tea field.
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 15, 1973, Sohmer, S.H.; Waas, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Loranthaceae observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 57 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-09.

2026-06-09
Cayenne, GF
(c) Emilie Ducouret, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-04-27
Cayenne, GF
(c) Guillaume Léotard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-02
Costa Rica
(c) Pedro Blanco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-02
Costa Rica
(c) Pedro Blanco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-01
Costa Rica
(c) Pedro Blanco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-19
Limón, CR
(c) Eduardo Chacón Madrigal, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Loranthaceae. BISH 433973. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956390813. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/433973.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956390813 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
