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Stenocarpus

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BISH 439846Botany

Stenocarpus

Firewheels

As recorded: Stenocarpus R.Br.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Proteales › Proteaceae

Collected by
Sohmer, S.H.; Jayasuriya, M.; Eliezer, K.K. Eliezer →M. Jayasuriya →Seymour H. Sohmer →
Collector number
8516
Date
November 1, 1973
Locality
Central Province; Nuwara Eliya District, Hakgala FR, area just beyond Hakgala Garden on way up trail to Hakgala Park.
Island
Sri Lanka
Region
Sri Lanka
Identified by
Vinas, A.N.
Record type
Preserved specimen
5 Bishop specimens of Stenocarpus · collected 1908–1980Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 1, 1973, Sohmer, S.H.; Jayasuriya, M.; Eliezer, K. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Acanthaceae

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Anaphalis hellwigii

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Arisaema

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Bidens pilosa

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Eria

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Eriocaulon brownianum

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Hedyotis

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Hedyotis

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Hedyotis

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Impatiens leptopoda

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Juncus effusus

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Jussiaea

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Lasianthus

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Lasianthus

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Maesa indica

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Nymphaea

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Oberonia wightiana

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Pleurostylia opposita

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Procris

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Psychotria nigra

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Psychotria zeylanica

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Psychotria zeylanica

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Pygeum

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Stenocarpus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,633 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Stenocarpus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Research VIC 3095, Australia

(c) Harry Dunstan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Stenocarpus observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Templestowe Rd, Bulleen, VIC, AU

(c) Regine Schwarzer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Stenocarpus observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Ocean Shores, NSW, AU

(c) Harry Beck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Stenocarpus observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

Border Track from Lions Road East

(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Stenocarpus observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

O'Reilly, QLD, AU

(c) lynn_roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Stenocarpus observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

Uloola NSW 2232, Australia

(c) Sofia Zvolanek, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Stenocarpus. BISH 439846. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956436366. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/439846.

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