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Psilotrichum scleranthum
As recorded: Psilotrichum scleranthum Thwaites
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Funk, E.J.
- Collector number
- SL-2
- Date
- December 9, 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 9, 1992, Funk, E.J. also collected 16 other specimens.
Abolboda
Botany
Actinoschoenus aphyllus
Botany
Asclepiadaceae
Botany
Cyperaceae
Botany
Cyperaceae
Botany
Cyperus
Botany
Cyperus
Botany
Cyperus albescens
Botany
Digitaria fuscescens
Botany
Fimbristylis
Botany
Lamiaceae
Botany
Ludwigia octovalvis
Botany
Perotis indica
Botany
Tracheophyta
Botany
Tracheophyta
Botany
Trichodesma zeylanicum
Botany
Psilotrichum scleranthum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-25.
2025-09-25
Chicualacuala, Mozambique
(c) Duncan McKenzie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-09
Kruger National Park, Bushbuckridge, MP, ZA
(c) brianrode, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-02-12
sh2
(c) Nick Helme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-02-03
Vhembe, ZA-NP, ZA
no rights reserved
2022-01-26
Vhembe, Kruger National Park, ZA-NP, ZA
no rights reserved
2022-01-18
Vhembe, Kruger National Park, ZA-NP, ZA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Psilotrichum scleranthum. BISH 629129. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956472455. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/629129.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956472455 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026