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Nymphaea

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BISH 434071Botany

Nymphaea

water-lilies

As recorded: Nymphaea L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Nymphaeales › Nymphaeaceae

Collected by: Sohmer, S.H.; Jayasuriya, M.; Eliezer, K.K. Eliezer →M. Jayasuriya →Seymour H. Sohmer →
Collector number: 8468
Date: November 1, 1973
Locality: Central Province; Nuwara Eliya District, Nuwara Eliya, Gregory Lake
Region: Sri Lanka
Record type: Preserved specimen

19 Bishop specimens of Nymphaea · collected 1936–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 1, 1973, Sohmer, S.H.; Jayasuriya, M.; Eliezer, K. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Nymphaea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 59,277 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

Nymphaea observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Martins Rd, Mataranka, NT, AU

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

Nymphaea observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Picayune Strand State Forest Trail, Naples, FL, US

no rights reserved

Nymphaea observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Lucerne Terr, Orlando, FL, US

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

Nymphaea observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Lucerne Terr, Orlando, FL, US

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

Nymphaea observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Lucerne Terr, Orlando, FL, US

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

Nymphaea observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

FF8V+59 Dutsinma Motel, Dutsin Wai 821101, Katsina, Nigeria

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

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

Cite this specimen

Nymphaea. BISH 434071. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956547398. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/434071.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956547398 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026