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Symplocos acuminata
As recorded: Symplocos loha Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Symplocaceae
- Collected by
- Balakrishnan, N.
- Collector number
- 1189
- Date
- February 22, 1972
- Locality
- Mile marker 3/8, Ginigathena-Adam's Peak Road; Nuwara Eliya District.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 22, 1972, Balakrishnan, N. also collected 1 other specimen.
Symplocos acuminata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.
2026-09-22
(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-22
(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-27
(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-25
川龍
no rights reserved
2026-04-25
University of Peradeniya
(c) Saluni Uthprabha Galappaththi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-15
(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Symplocos acuminata. BISH 567906. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956556843. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/567906.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956556843 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026