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Dendrophthoe falcata
As recorded: Dendrophthoe falcata (L.fil.) Blume
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Loranthaceae
- Collected by
- Schmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 8200
- Date
- October 6, 1973
- Locality
- Polonnaruwa District; Minneriya Tank area. North Central Province.
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Dendrophthoe falcata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 224 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
F82F+VHW, CUC, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500046, India
(c) Shikha Sreenivas, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-17
Galle, Sri Lanka
(c) Buwaneka Pathirana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Moneragala, Sri Lanka
(c) Buwaneka Pathirana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Hyderabad
(c) climber-of-trees, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Yamaganipalle, Andhra Pradesh, India
(c) Chaithu C, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Ranga Reddy, IN-TG, IN
(c) Shreyas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dendrophthoe falcata. BISH 438506. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956294400. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/438506.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956294400 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
