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Mastixia arborea
As recorded: Mastixia macrophylla (Thwaites) Kosterm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cornales › Nyssaceae
- Collected by
- Kostermans
- Collector number
- 27065
- Date
- November 14, 1978
- Locality
- Above Moray Estate near fishing hut along river Maskeliya District.
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 1,700 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Mastixia arborea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-12.

2026-07-12
Kadumane Estate, Karnataka 573134, India
(c) Steven Joy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-11
Malandur, Karnataka, India
(c) Dinesh Valke, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2024-01-17
Agumbe, Karnataka, India
(c) Dinesh Valke, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2024-01-15
Tiruppur, IN-AP, IN
(c) Srinivasan Kasinathan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-12-21
Wayanad, IN-KL, IN
(c) maxncharlie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-02-18
Location: 10.000400, 76.798000
(c) renjus box, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mastixia arborea. BISH 442126. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956630558. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/442126.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956630558 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
