Sarcococca

sweet boxes

As recorded: Sarcococca Lindl.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Buxales › Buxaceae

Collected by: Chand, T.R.
Collector number: 3915
Date: October 27, 1950
Locality: Assam, India: Karong, Manipur
Region: India
Elevation: 1,067 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

2 Bishop specimens of Sarcococca · collected 1950–1971Species page ›

Sarcococca observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 42 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19

Imperial College London, London, England, GB

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

2026-07-18

Taiwan

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

2026-07-18

Taiwan

(c) 羅元甫, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-11

Dali Bai, Yunnan, China

(c) Linus K., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-25

Tyrwhitt Road, London, England, GB

(c) adventure234, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-05

Devonport Park, Plymouth, England, GB

(c) pollenizeowen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Sarcococca. BISH 593408. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956630888. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/593408.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956630888 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026