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Cissampelos pareira
Velvetleaf
As recorded: Cissampelos pareira L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ranunculales › Menispermaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 8112
- Date
- October 5, 1973
- Locality
- Anuradhaoura District; Mihintale Sanctuary; 55 mile marker, culvert No. 5; North Central Province.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 5, 1973, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Aerva
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Breynia
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Carissa spinarum
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Carissa spinarum
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Cissus
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Crotalaria pallida
Botany
Cyperaceae
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Cyperus
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Cyperus corymbosus
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Cyperus javanicus
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Cyperus michelianus
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Dendrophthoe
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Desmodium
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Dioscorea tomentosa
Botany
Ehretia microphylla
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Ehretia microphylla
Botany
Ficus arnottiana
Botany
Fimbristylis cymosa
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Fimbristylis dipsacea
Botany
Grewia orientalis
Botany
incertae sedis
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incertae sedis
Botany
Indigofera
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Ixora
Botany
Cissampelos pareira observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 549 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.
2026-10-12
C-80-A x 133 Col. San Antonio Xluch y Nocoh, San Antonio Xluch I, 97290 Mérida, Yuc., México
(c) J. Ismael Arellano Ciau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
C-30 X 49-D Col. San José Nabala, San José Nahbalam, 97703 Tizimín, Yuc., México
(c) dwy-lin18, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Chittaurgarh, IN-RJ, IN
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Chittaurgarh, IN-RJ, IN
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
San Lorenzo, PR, US
(c) franflores12, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
Duverge, Dominican Republic
(c) Jonathan M, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cissampelos pareira. BISH 435027. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956456354. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/435027.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956456354 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026