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Calophyllum calaba

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BISH 585195Botany

Calophyllum calaba

false-mamey

As recorded: Calophyllum calaba L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Calophyllaceae

Collected by: Waas, S.
Collector number: 1253
Date: May 23, 1975
Locality: Sandy Bay, Trincomalee
Island: Sri Lanka
Region: Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Identified by: Jayasuriya, A.H.M.
Record type: Preserved specimen

17 Bishop specimens of Calophyllum calaba · collected 1925–1986Species page ›

Calophyllum calaba observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-12.

Calophyllum calaba observed 2026-06-12

2026-06-12

Edge Hill QLD, Australia

(c) Steve Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Calophyllum calaba observed 2026-06-10

2026-06-10

Lamb Range QLD 4870, Australia

(c) Steve Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Calophyllum calaba observed 2026-05-08

2026-05-08

Clifton Beach QLD 4879, Australia

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

Calophyllum calaba observed 2026-04-25

2026-04-25

Matoury 97351, Guyane française

(c) N.Bello, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Calophyllum calaba observed 2025-04-25

2025-04-25

Padukka, Sri Lanka

(c) Pasindu Dilshan Abegunawaradhana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Calophyllum calaba observed 2025-04-04

2025-04-04

Upper Daintree QLD 4873澳洲

(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Calophyllum calaba. BISH 585195. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956592695. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/585195.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956592695 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026