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Diospyros ferrea

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BISH 585404Botany

Diospyros ferrea

As recorded: Diospyros buxifolia Thouars

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae

Collected by: Waas, S.
Collector number: 1245
Date: May 23, 1975
Locality: Sandy Bay, Trincomalee, Eastern Province.
Island: Sri Lanka
Region: Sri Lanka
Record type: Preserved specimen

110 Bishop specimens of Diospyros ferrea · collected 1907–2014Species page ›

Diospyros ferrea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 116 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-19.

Diospyros ferrea observed 2026-09-19

2026-09-19

Tnhb Flats, 343-354, near Selliyamman Nagar, Sanatorium, Mummurti Nagar, Chromepet, Chennai, Tambaram Sanatorium, Tamil Nadu 600047, India

(c) Lakshman Rammohan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Diospyros ferrea observed 2026-09-12

2026-09-12

Taiwan, TW

(c) 如此甚好, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Diospyros ferrea observed 2026-07-06

2026-07-06

Taiwan, TW

(c) ssnp208, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Diospyros ferrea observed 2026-06-20

2026-06-20

Fujian, TW

(c) 陳秀敏, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Diospyros ferrea observed 2026-04-17

2026-04-17

Taiwan, TW

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

Diospyros ferrea observed 2026-04-17

2026-04-17

Taiwan, TW

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

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

Cite this specimen

Diospyros ferrea. BISH 585404. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956440104. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/585404.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956440104 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

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