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Magnolia nilagirica
As recorded: Michelia nilagirica Zenker
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Magnoliales › Magnoliaceae
- Collected by
- Balakrishnan, N.
- Collector number
- NBK 453
- Date
- March 14, 1971
- Locality
- Horton Plains; 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 14, 1971, Balakrishnan, N. also collected 4 other specimens.
Magnolia nilagirica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-17.
2025-11-17
Tamil Nadu, IN
(c) Eswaran K, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-11
Sri Lanka
(c) Peter Zika, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-10
Sri Lanka
(c) Peter Zika, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-03
Tamil Nadu, IN
no rights reserved
2025-03-19
Tamil Nadu, IN
(c) Dinesh Valke, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2025-03-19
Tamil Nadu, IN
(c) Dinesh Valke, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Magnolia nilagirica. BISH 610522. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956489555. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/610522.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956489555 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026