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Knoxia platycarpa
As recorded: Knoxia platycarpa var. foliosa Thwaites
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Tirvengadum, D.D.; Cramer, L.H.; Waas, S.; Bandaranayake, W.M.W.M. Bandaranayake →L.H. Cramer →D.D. Tirvengadum →S.H. Waas →
- Collector number
- 566
- Date
- September 23, 1974
- Locality
- Little World's End. Horton Plains, Nuwara Eliya District.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 2,090 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Knoxia platycarpa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-15.

2025-03-15
Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
(c) Keith Martin-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2024-12-17
Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
(c) Kiwi Shen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2019-11-27
斯里蘭卡霍頓平原
(c) Hua Wan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Knoxia platycarpa. BISH 562570. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956677320. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/562570.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956677320 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
