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Phyla nodiflora
turkey tangle frogfruit
As recorded: Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Verbenaceae
- Collected by
- Waas, S.
- Collector number
- 711
- Date
- August 10, 1974
- Locality
- Pitipana. Colombo District.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 10, 1974, Waas, S. also collected 18 other specimens.
Phyla nodiflora observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32,010 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Lake Wivenhoe QLD 4311, Australia
(c) chidna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Sam Barshop Blvd, San Antonio, TX, US
(c) blackclownfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Nena, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US
(c) Olivia Kasper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Ray Roberts Lake Isle of Du Bois
(c) Trish Reyes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
NW 98th Pl, Doral, FL, US
(c) littlespecimen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Northwest Community Park, Fort Worth, TX, US
(c) ChelseeS, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Phyla nodiflora. BISH 434365. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956602354. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/434365.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956602354 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
