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BISH 610550Botany
Memecylon angustifolium
As recorded: Memecylon angustifolium Wight
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Balakrishnan, N.
- Collector number
- NBK 341
- Date
- June 20, 1970
- Locality
- Gilimale, Ratnapura district: Sabaragamuwa Province
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 457 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Memecylon angustifolium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-17.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Memecylon angustifolium. BISH 610550. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956263303. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/610550.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956263303 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026