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Kuruna densifolia
As recorded: Chimonobambusa densifolia (Munro) Nakai
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.; Jayasuriya, M.; Eliezer, K.K. Eliezer →M. Jayasuriya →Seymour H. Sohmer →
- Collector number
- 8337
- Date
- October 30, 1973
- Locality
- Nuwara Eliya; Kandepola FR
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 30, 1973, Sohmer, S.H.; Jayasuriya, M.; Eliezer, K. also collected 17 other specimens.
Kuruna densifolia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-29.

2026-09-29
Sri Lanka
(c) cheavy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-04
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
(c) Gomen See, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-04
Sri Lanka
(c) Yui Hong Chiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-04
霍頓平原國家公園, 中央省, LK
(c) Gomen See, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-28
Horton Plains National Park, Central Province, LK
(c) mikejordan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-27
Horton Plains NP
(c) dhfischer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Kuruna densifolia. BISH 434698. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956427999. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/434698.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956427999 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
