Striga angustifolia
As recorded: Striga angustifolia (D.Don) C.J.Saldanha
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Orobanchaceae
- Collected by
- Jayasuriya, A.H.M.
- Collector number
- 2008
- Date
- May 3, 1975
- Locality
- Ruhunu NP, Amparai, between Okanda and Kumana
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 3, 1975, Jayasuriya, A.H.M. also collected 10 other specimens.
Striga angustifolia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-02.
2026-09-02
QC33+GC, Gadiwat, Maharashtra 431007, India
(c) Milind Girdhari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-16
Kurinjipitiya North, Sri Lanka
(c) Katarina Stenman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-15
PV92+V95, Vallanadu, Tamil Nadu 628252, India
(c) Christopher Guna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-26
Sarola
(c) Milind Girdhari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-23
Moheepura, Rajasthan 323021, India
(c) SONU KUMAR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-30
Dare Bk., Maharashtra 415002, India
(c) Shriram Bhakare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Striga angustifolia. BISH 434314. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956698066. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/434314.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956698066 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026