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Sphenoclea zeylanica
chickenspike
As recorded: Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Sphenocleaceae
- Collected by
- Funk, E.J.
- Collector number
- SL-19
- Date
- December 10, 1992
- Locality
- North Western Province; Puttalam District; Iranawila village; proposed site of 'Voice of America' relay station
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 23 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 10, 1992, Funk, E.J. also collected 10 other specimens.
Sphenoclea zeylanica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 989 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
807台灣高雄市三民區, 鄰近雙湖公園
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
735台灣臺南市下營區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Taiwan, TW
(c) 羅恩至, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
303台灣新竹縣湖口鄉圓山子
(c) hsulan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
733台灣臺南市東山區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Mai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
(c) coraxx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Sphenoclea zeylanica. BISH 629112. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956479307. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/629112.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956479307 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026