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Eriocaulon brownianum

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BISH 434776Botany

Eriocaulon brownianum

As recorded: Eriocaulon nilagirense Steud.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Eriocaulaceae

Collected by: Sohmer, S.H.; Jayasuriya, M.; Eliezer, K.K. Eliezer →M. Jayasuriya →Seymour H. Sohmer →
Collector number: 8542
Date: November 1, 1973
Locality: Nuwara Eliya District; Road up to Farr Inn from Pattipola
Island: Sri Lanka
Region: Central Province, Sri Lanka
Identified by: Moldenke, H.N.
Record type: Preserved specimen

6 Bishop specimens of Eriocaulon brownianum · collected 1950–1985Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 1, 1973, Sohmer, S.H.; Jayasuriya, M.; Eliezer, K. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Eriocaulon brownianum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2019-11-27.

Eriocaulon brownianum observed 2019-11-27

2019-11-27

斯里蘭卡霍頓平原

(c) Hua Wan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Eriocaulon brownianum observed 2019-11-27

2019-11-27

斯里蘭卡拉特納普勒

(c) Kinmatsu Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Eriocaulon brownianum. BISH 434776. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956238195. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/434776.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956238195 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026