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Heritiera littoralis
Looking-glass mangrove
As recorded: Heritiera littoralis Dryand.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Meijer, W.
- Collector number
- 756
- Date
- July 7, 1971
- Locality
- Lagoon, near Alempil South of Mullaittivu; Vavuniya District.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 7, 1971, Meijer, W. also collected 3 other specimens.
Heritiera littoralis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 448 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
日本〒905-1204 沖繩縣國頭郡東村 Taira, J5P7+QC
(c) jamg0121, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Whitsundays QLD, Australia
(c) Penny Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Taiwan
(c) Sam Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
(c) Emilie P, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Queensland, AU
(c) Colour Blind Flora Enthusiast, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Daintree, AU-QL-DG, AU-QL, AU
(c) Cooper Mooney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heritiera littoralis. BISH 588302. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956575120. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/588302.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956575120 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026