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Xanthophyllum flavescens
Siamese Yellowleaf
As recorded: Xanthophyllum flavescens Roxb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Polygalaceae
- Collected by
- Soepadmo, E.; Khalkausar, T.; George, R.; John, B.S.; Dewol, S.S. Dewol →R. George →B.S. John →T. Khalkausar →E. Soepadmo →
- Collector number
- FRI 41281
- Date
- April 5, 1994
- Locality
- Telupid, Bkt. Tawai Forest Reserve, Sg. Meliau.
- Island
- Borneo
- Region
- Sabah, Malaysia
- Elevation
- 273 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 5, 1994, Soepadmo, E.; Khalkausar, T.; George, R.; John, B.S.; Dewol, S. also collected 5 other specimens.
Xanthophyllum flavescens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1994. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-09.

2026-02-09
Upper Seletar Reservoir, Mandai Track 7, Mandai Excutive Golf Range, 2nd floor, Singapore 779384
(c) HP Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-26
Kerala, India
(c) Paul Antony Mangaly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-04
Upper Seletar Reservoir, Mandai Track 7, Mandai Excutive Golf Range, 2nd floor, Singapore 779384
(c) HP Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-27
(c) HP Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-09
Kuttampuzha, Kerala 686681, India
(c) renjus box, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-11-15
JVCP+35Q, Yendayar, Pothan Mala, Yendayar, Kerala 686512, India
(c) renjus box, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Xanthophyllum flavescens. BISH 644044. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956332184. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/644044.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956332184 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
