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Trigastrotheca pentaphylla
As recorded: Mollugo pentaphylla L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Molluginaceae
- Collected by
- Jayasuriya, A.H.M.
- Collector number
- 404
- Date
- October 29, 1971
- Locality
- Hembarawa; Badulla District
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 29, 1971, Jayasuriya, A.H.M. also collected 1 other specimen.
Trigastrotheca pentaphylla observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-27.

2026-06-27
McHenry Rd, Livingstone NT 0822, Australia
(c) Lachlan Copeland, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2025-07-16
Bengaluru, Karnataka 560082, India
(c) Vikas D Prasad, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2025-07-09
Karnataka, IN
(c) Aditya Bari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-09
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
(c) Paul Antony Mangaly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02
Litchfield National Park, Litchfield Park, NT, AU
(c) taylah26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-06
豊ヶ丘
(c) WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Trigastrotheca pentaphylla. BISH 634826. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956244133. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/634826.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956244133 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
