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Biancaea sappan
sappanwood
As recorded: Caesalpinia sappan L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Bjornland; SchumacherB. Bjornland →A. Schumacher →
- Collector number
- 164
- Date
- August 8, 1978
- Locality
- Cangwt Chiang Mai; Amphoe Muang, Ban Ram Perng
- Region
- Thailand
- Elevation
- 350 m
- Identified by
- Bjornland; SchumacherB. Bjornland →A. Schumacher →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Biancaea sappan observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.

2026-10-04
VX6X+V69, Sri Lanka
(c) Chalitha Madhuwantha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-31
Wang Sa Wap, Phu Pha Man District, Khon Kaen, Thailand
(c) Wangworn Sankamethawee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-01-20
(c) HP Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-22
Bac Son, Lang Son, VN
(c) drphuongthaoduoc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-10
Xishuangbanna Dai, CN-YN, CN
(c) 通通, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-17
勐腊县, 西双版纳傣族自治州, 云南省, CN
(c) yhbao, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Biancaea sappan. BISH 592853. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956498032. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/592853.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956498032 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
