Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Canthium coromandelicum
coromandel boxwood
As recorded: Canthium coromandelicum (Burm.f.) Alston
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Dittus, W.
- Collector number
- WD70012103
- Date
- January 21, 1970
- Locality
- Polonnaruwa, Sacred Area
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 61 m
- Identified by
- Jayasuriya, A.H.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Canthium coromandelicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 157 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.
2026-10-03
Polenahalli, Karnataka, India
(c) Hareesha A S, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Muddapura Karenahalli, Bidadi, Karnataka 562109, India
(c) Hareesha A S, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Gopanpalle, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
(c) takakia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-16
Agaram X, Agaram, Andhra Pradesh 517426, India
(c) Srinivas podili, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
F84C+82V, Gopanpalle, Hyderabad, Telangana 500046, India
(c) Khaja Mohammed Baleequddin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
Gandipet, Telangana 500075, India
(c) Khaja Mohammed Baleequddin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Canthium coromandelicum. BISH 571328. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956582616. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/571328.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956582616 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026