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Chionanthus
fringetrees and allies
As recorded: Chionanthus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Oleaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B.Seymour H. Sohmer →D.B. Sumithraarachchi →
- Collector number
- 10722
- Date
- November 20, 1975
- Locality
- Pallugaturai, Wilpattu Nationa Park, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 20, 1975, Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. also collected 17 other specimens.
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Chionanthus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,129 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Lake Raleigh Trail, Raleigh, NC, US
(c) Ryan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Croom, MD, USA
(c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
Cacadu, Eastern Cape, South Africa
(c) Norbert Hahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Alexandria, VA, US
(c) annagypsy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-21
Tom Maroney Dr, Nacogdoches, TX, US
no rights reserved
2026-10-21
Princess Anne Rd, Raleigh, NC, US
(c) Lee Bumgarner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chionanthus. BISH 434319. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956601451. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/434319.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956601451 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026