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BISH 584444Botany
Calophyllum bracteatum
As recorded: Calophyllum bracteatum Thwaites
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Calophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Waas, S.
- Collector number
- 1397
- Date
- July 5, 1975
- Locality
- Handapanella, Ratnapura District
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 366 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 5, 1975, Waas, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Calophyllum bracteatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-03.

2026-05-03
Sri Lanka
(c) avinashperera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-04-13
Sri Lanka
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Calophyllum bracteatum. BISH 584444. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956642024. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/584444.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956642024 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
