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Pleurostylia opposita
As recorded: Pleurostylia opposita (Wall.) Alston
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Celastrales › Celastraceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.; Waas, S.Seymour H. Sohmer →S.H. Waas →
- Collector number
- 8661
- Date
- November 15, 1973
- Locality
- Kandy, Adam's Peak trail from Moray Estate
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Identified by
- Utteridge, T.M.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 15, 1973, Sohmer, S.H.; Waas, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Antidesma excavatum
Botany
Ardisia
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Ardisia
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Arundina graminifolia
Botany
Carex filicina
Botany
Eriocaulon atratum
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Eriocaulon brownianum
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Eugenia mabaeoides
Botany
Eurya tigang
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Freycinetia
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Garcinia
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Garcinia
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Hedyotis
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Hedyotis
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Hedyotis
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Hedyotis
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Impatiens leptopoda
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Isachne walkeri
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Justicia
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Kendrickia
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Kendrickia
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Kendrickia
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Lamiaceae
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Lasianthus
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Pleurostylia opposita observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 46 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-04.
2026-08-04
2R34+FQQ, Auroville, Puducherry, Irumbai, Tamil Nadu 605101, India
(c) Andres Ecólogo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-02
Magnolia QLD 4650, Australia
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-06-02
Magnolia QLD 4650, Australia
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-06-02
Magnolia QLD 4650, Australia
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2025-11-22
Pouembout, Nord, New Caledonia
(c) hervevan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-13
Bélep, Nord, New Caledonia
(c) hervevan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pleurostylia opposita. BISH 583692. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956362214. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/583692.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956362214 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026