Hewittia malabarica

Gold Dwarf Morning Glory

As recorded: Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.; Sachet, M.H.F. Raymond Fosberg →M.-H Sachet →
Collector number: 53191
Date: November 29, 1970
Locality: Canyon 3.5 miles below Ella Rest House. Badulla District
Island: Sri Lanka
Region: Uva Province, Sri Lanka
Identified by: Staples, G.W.
Record type: Preserved specimen

10 Bishop specimens of Hewittia malabarica · collected 1909–2004Species page ›

Hewittia malabarica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 864 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22

P380, Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

(c) Toki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Greater St Lucia Wetland Nature Reserve, ZA-NL-UY, ZA-NL, ZA

(c) Sebastian Van Der Werff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14

Mbuluzi Game Reserve, Eswatini

(c) Phil White, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01

Sherwood, Durban, 4091, South Africa

(c) kwaneleluthando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01

Sherwood, Durban, 4091, South Africa

(c) stho_mkhize, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01

Sherwood, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

(c) phila_buthelezi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Hewittia malabarica. BISH 572856. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956468269. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/572856.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956468269 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026