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Knoxia platycarpa
As recorded: Knoxia platycarpa Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Waas, S.
- Collector number
- 1127
- Date
- February 4, 1975
- Locality
- Meeriyatanne; Hanguranketa; Nuwara Eliaya District.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 1,280 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 4, 1975, Waas, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Knoxia platycarpa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-15.

2025-03-15
Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
(c) Keith Martin-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2024-12-17
Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
(c) Kiwi Shen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2019-11-27
斯里蘭卡霍頓平原
(c) Hua Wan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Knoxia platycarpa. BISH 584945. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956618381. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/584945.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956618381 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
