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Chaetocarpus castanicarpus
As recorded: Chaetocarpus castanicarpus (Roxb.) Thwaites
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Peraceae
- Collected by
- Waas, S.
- Collector number
- 1200
- Date
- March 16, 1975
- Locality
- Eratne, Ratnapura District.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 16, 1975, Waas, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Chaetocarpus castanicarpus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-20.

2026-06-20
(c) neoxuanche, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-04
Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Western Province, LK
(c) Kasun Gonagala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-20
Kabupaten Kayong Utara, West Kalimantan, ID
(c) Andre Ronaldo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chaetocarpus castanicarpus. BISH 585458. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956369019. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/585458.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956369019 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
