Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Desmodium
ticktrefoils
As recorded: Desmodium Desv.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 9004
- Date
- December 5, 1973
- Locality
- Badulla Dist.; Ella-Wellawaya Road; steep roadside near mileage marker 9/1
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 5, 1973, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 11 other specimens.
Desmodium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 60,803 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Foxwell Rd at Galaxy Drive, Coomera QLD 4209, Australia
(c) Timothy Ouchtomsky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Banks, AL 36005, USA
(c) Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Collins Rd, Denton, TX, US
(c) Mars Shehan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Dar Salam, Sénégal
(c) ELY BIANQUINCH, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Izard County, AR, USA
(c) Greg Rajsky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
NW 170th St, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Desmodium. BISH 433986. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956559509. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/433986.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956559509 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
