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Vaccinium symplocifolium
Indian Cranberry
As recorded: Vaccinium symplocifolium (Wall. ex G.Don) Alston
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Waas, S.
- Collector number
- 1063
- Date
- February 2, 1975
- Locality
- Deanstone; Kandy District.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 2, 1975, Waas, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Aidia gardneri
Botany
Aidia gardneri
Botany
Callicarpa tomentosa
Botany
Callicarpa tomentosa
Botany
Dendrocnide
Botany
Dimocarpus longan
Botany
Dimocarpus longan
Botany
Eurya ceylanica
Botany
Eurya ceylanica
Botany
Excoecaria oppositifolia
Botany
Excoecaria oppositifolia
Botany
Ficus
Botany
Ficus
Botany
Gomphandra coriacea
Botany
Gomphandra coriacea
Botany
Litsea
Botany
Litsea
Botany
Mallotus philippensis
Botany
Mallotus philippensis
Botany
Palaquium
Botany
Pothos scandens
Botany
Pothos scandens
Botany
Pothos scandens
Botany
Sauropus
Botany
Vaccinium symplocifolium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-06.
2026-04-06
CVHF+7HC Longwood Shola Reserve Forest, 20/104, Kotagiri - Kodanadu Rd, Kairbetta, hosatty, Donnington, Kotagiri, Tamil Nadu 643217, India
(c) Paulmathi Vinod, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-31
Barilyār, Tamil Nadu, India
(c) Dinesh Valke, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2025-04-25
The Nilgiris, IN-AP, IN
(c) T R Shankar Raman, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-03-19
Maditerai, Tamil Nadu, India
(c) Dinesh Valke, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2025-03-19
Mainalai, Tamil Nadu, India
(c) Dinesh Valke, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2025-02-14
Horton Plains, LK-NW-NE, LK-NW, LK
(c) Jean Jacques Godon, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vaccinium symplocifolium. BISH 586323. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956654468. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/586323.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956654468 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026