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Nephelium lappaceum
Rambutan
As recorded: Nephelium lappaceum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Sapindaceae
- Collected by
- Burley, J.S.; Lee, B.J.S. Burley →Bobby Lee →
- Collector number
- 254
- Date
- September 8, 1987
- Locality
- Similajau Forest Reserve; 60 km. Northeast of Bintulu on Miri Road,
- Island
- Borneo
- Region
- Sarawak, Malaysia
- Elevation
- 100 m
- Identified by
- Burley, J.S.; Lee, B.J.S. Burley →Bobby Lee →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 8, 1987, Burley, J.S.; Lee, B. also collected 9 other specimens.
Nephelium lappaceum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 440 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-28.
2026-09-28
Sepilok, 90000 Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
no rights reserved
2026-09-19
Jl Gardenia 4, South Tangerang, Banten, ID
(c) reivawisdharilla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
PJ850 the Zizz, Damansara Damai, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
(c) Ahmad Ibrahim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Provincia de Puntarenas, Naranjito, Costa Rica
(c) Jon McIntyre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Pua District, Nan, TH
(c) mac ph., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-31
Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia
(c) Bernhard Fischer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Nephelium lappaceum. BISH 598996. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956377009. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/598996.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956377009 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026