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Mikania scandens
climbing hempvine
As recorded: Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.; Waas, S.Seymour H. Sohmer →S.H. Waas →
- Collector number
- 8650
- Date
- November 14, 1973
- Locality
- Kandy District; roadside along Maskeliya-Ginigathane Road. 2 miles pat CEB Circuit Bungalow towards Norton Bridge
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 14, 1973, Sohmer, S.H.; Waas, S. also collected 6 other specimens.
Mikania scandens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11,580 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Lone Star Dr, Waxahachie, TX, US
(c) Sam Kieschnick, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-26
S M St, Fort Smith, AR, US
(c) iacomaner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
First United Lutheran Church, Kennesaw, GA, US
(c) northerly, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-26
Faulkner County, AR, USA
(c) hr_dragonfly, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-26
Gunter Park Dr E, Montgomery, AL, US
(c) pcharris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
NW 88th St, Doral, FL, US
(c) littlespecimen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Mikania scandens. BISH 434779. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956309041. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/434779.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956309041 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026