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Pavetta indica
As recorded: Pavetta indica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Wirawan, N.
- Collector number
- 612
- Date
- October 6, 1968
- Locality
- Kandy District; Peradeniya, Ganoruwa Hill.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 750 m
- Identified by
- Wirawan, N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 6, 1968, Wirawan, N. also collected 2 other specimens.
Pavetta indica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 73 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-12.

2026-09-12
C9HP+4H MCC area, Silpa Gram Craft Village, Madhapur, Hyderabad, Telangana 500104, India
(c) Kobita Dass Kolli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-04
9983+PC Forestrek Park, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
(c) Sharang Sharma, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-26
ALEAP Industrial Area, Gajularamaram, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
(c) Kobita Dass Kolli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-19
Zaffergadh, Telangana 506316, India
(c) Sharang Sharma, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-17
Wipro Circle, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500032, India
(c) Ravuri Krishna Chaitanya, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-03
H No. 10-20 Gorlakadi Narayana Residency, kancharlagudam, Hyderabad, Telangana 501203, India
(c) Kobita Dass Kolli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pavetta indica. BISH 571795. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956201568. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/571795.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956201568 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
