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Pedalium murex
Large Caltrops
As recorded: Pedalium murex L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Pedaliaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 8974
- Date
- December 4, 1973
- Locality
- Yala National Park; Hambantota District; Mahaseelawa.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 4, 1973, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 16 other specimens.
Pedalium murex observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 337 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
KNS Subramaniam Nagar, Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, India
(c) P Jeganathan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-18
Rajasthan, IN
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Q5PH+9QF, Arulmolipettai, Tamil Nadu 613501, India
(c) Varun Kumar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
(c) Vishnu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Lamu, KE
(c) Riaan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
street no 1, subauppalavadi, Cuddalore, Puducherry 605004, India
(c) Elavarasan M, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pedalium murex. BISH 434502. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956278961. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/434502.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956278961 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026