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Tephrosia villosa
As recorded: Tephrosia villosa (L.) Pers.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Cooray, R.G.
- Collector number
- 70031908R
- Date
- March 19, 1970
- Locality
- Ruhuna National Park. Buttawa Bungalow.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 19, 1970, Cooray, R.G. also collected 2 other specimens.
Tephrosia villosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 75 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.

2026-10-10
17-899, Mahendra Hills, Malkajgiri, Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Telangana 500026, India
(c) Ravuri Krishna Chaitanya, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-17
Kanwas, Rajasthan 325602, India
(c) Priyanka Suman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-06
F83C+82P, CUC, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500046, India
(c) takakia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-04
Burugupalle, Telangana, India
(c) Green Bull, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-08
Rudravaram, Andhra Pradesh 518594, India
(c) Ravuri Krishna Chaitanya, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-07
Ajmer, IN-RJ, IN
(c) Larry Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tephrosia villosa. BISH 562589. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956598361. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/562589.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956598361 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
