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Psychotria gardneri

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BISH 434917Botany

Psychotria gardneri

As recorded: Psychotria gardneri Hook.f.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: Sohmer, S.H.; Jayasuriya, A.H.M.A.H.M. Jayasuriya →Seymour H. Sohmer →
Collector number: 10657
Date: November 14, 1975
Locality: Trail to Nitre Cave area from St. Maritn's Estate; near base of Dumbanagala Spur; Kandy District.
Island: Sri Lanka
Region: Central Province, Sri Lanka
Record type: Preserved specimen

23 Bishop specimens of Psychotria gardneri · collected 1950–1976Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 14, 1975, Sohmer, S.H.; Jayasuriya, A.H.M. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Psychotria gardneri observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-25.

Psychotria gardneri observed 2026-04-25

2026-04-25

Sri Lanka

(c) Keshan Perera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Psychotria gardneri observed 2024-03-22

2024-03-22

Sri Lanka

(c) Shaveen Madushka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Psychotria gardneri. BISH 434917. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956161322. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/434917.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956161322 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)

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