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BISH 610526Botany
Hypoestes purpurea
As recorded: Justicia purpurea L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Balakrishnan, N.; Jayasuriya, M.N. Balakrishnan →M. Jayasuriya →
- Collector number
- NBK 871
- Date
- October 16, 1971
- Locality
- In the forrest from the road to Dunhinda Falls; Badulla Distr., Uva Province
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 650 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 16, 1971, Balakrishnan, N.; Jayasuriya, M. also collected 3 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Hypoestes purpurea. BISH 610526. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956698483. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/610526.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956698483 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026