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Mesua ferrea
Ceylon ironwood
As recorded: Mesua ferrea L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Calophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Balakrishnan, N.; Jayasuriya, M.N. Balakrishnan →M. Jayasuriya →
- Collector number
- NBK 882
- Date
- October 16, 1971
- Locality
- 99/14 mile marker, on the road from Belihul Oya to Balangoda; Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province..
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 600 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 16, 1971, Balakrishnan, N.; Jayasuriya, M. also collected 3 other specimens.
Mesua ferrea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 143 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-29.
2026-09-29
Sri Lanka
(c) yashadi_mabulage, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Sri Lanka
(c) virasha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Sri Lanka
(c) vijaimahawatta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Sri Lanka
(c) Ishan Dolewaththa_032, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-16
Sri Lanka
(c) kaveeshafernando035, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-14
Sri Lanka
(c) Albert Kang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mesua ferrea. BISH 610538. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956362292. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/610538.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956362292 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026