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Rubia cordifolia
Indian Madder
As recorded: Rubia cordifolia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Balakrishnan, N.
- Collector number
- NBK 436
- Date
- March 12, 1971
- Locality
- Between Nuwara Eliya and Palugama; Nuwara Eliya District.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 2,100 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 12, 1971, Balakrishnan, N. also collected 8 other specimens.
Rubia cordifolia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 638 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
山东省日照市莒县峤山镇吴家岭村
(c) lsqm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
中国山东省济南市长清区
(c) 莲子, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
北海公园, 北京市, CN
(c) fangchen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Beijing, CN
(c) OmniProgWalrus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Gedeo, ET-SN, ET
(c) Mitiku Muanenda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Gedeb Gubita, Ethiopia
(c) Mitiku Muanenda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rubia cordifolia. BISH 610068. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956275116. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/610068.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956275116 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026