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Cryptocarya wightiana
As recorded: Cryptocarya wightiana Thwaites
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Lauraceae
- Collected by
- Waas, S.
- Collector number
- 909
- Date
- November 7, 1974
- Locality
- Hadigalla. Kalutara District.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 7, 1974, Waas, S. also collected 6 other specimens.
Cryptocarya wightiana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-01-17.
2024-01-17
Karnataka, IN
(c) Dinesh Valke, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2023-05-02
Tamil Nadu, IN
(c) madhavan a.p, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-04-29
Tamil Nadu, IN
(c) madhavan a.p, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cryptocarya wightiana. BISH 438486. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956428006. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/438486.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956428006 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026