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Gomphia serrata
As recorded: Gomphia serrata (Gaertn.) Kanis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Ochnaceae
- Collected by
- Waas, S.
- Collector number
- 1082
- Date
- February 3, 1975
- Locality
- Bopana off Madugoda, Kandy District
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 3, 1975, Waas, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Gomphia serrata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 33 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-14.

2026-08-14
Kerala, IN
(c) George Muttathil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-21
Sri Lanka
(c) Treehouse Chalets Belihuloya: A Living Laboratory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-12
Sri Lanka
(c) Randika Wishwajith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-26
Sri Lanka
(c) Dulyana Apoorva Wanigasooriya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-25
Kerala, IN
(c) hardika_subhash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-25
Kerala, IN
(c) hardika_subhash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gomphia serrata. BISH 783268. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956356869. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/783268.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956356869 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
