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Gomphia serrata
As recorded: Ouratea zeylanica (Lam.) Alston
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Ochnaceae
- Collected by
- Waas, S.
- Collector number
- 1321
- Date
- June 30, 1975
- Locality
- Halwitigala, Galle District, Southern Province
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 183 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 30, 1975, Waas, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Gomphia serrata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 33 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-14.

2026-08-14
Kerala, IN
(c) George Muttathil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-21
Sri Lanka
(c) Treehouse Chalets Belihuloya: A Living Laboratory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-12
Sri Lanka
(c) Randika Wishwajith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-26
Sri Lanka
(c) Dulyana Apoorva Wanigasooriya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-25
Kerala, IN
(c) hardika_subhash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-25
Kerala, IN
(c) hardika_subhash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gomphia serrata. BISH 584692. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956467303. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/584692.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956467303 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
