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BISH 786252Botany

Litsea

As recorded: Litsea Lam.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Lauraceae

Collected by: Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B.Seymour H. Sohmer →D.B. Sumithraarachchi →
Collector number: 10018
Date: October 27, 1975
Locality: Road from Diyagama Tea Estate to Horton plains. Nuwara Eliya District; Central Province
Island: Sri Lanka
Region: Sri Lanka
Record type: Preserved specimen

336 Bishop specimens of Litsea · collected 1909–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 27, 1975, Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Litsea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,873 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

Litsea observed 2026-10-31

2026-10-31

Byron, AU-NS, AU

(c) Michelle Colpus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Litsea observed 2026-10-30

2026-10-30

903台灣屏東縣瑪家鄉MMWF+CJ

(c) Ah Jin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Litsea observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

610312 Street, Iqadi, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

(c) aphiledladla3, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Litsea observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Shenzhen, CN-GD, CN

(c) dryasoctopetala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Litsea observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

600台灣嘉義市東區鹿寮里嘉義大學植物園

(c) piying, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Litsea observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

East District, Chiayi City, TW

(c) 王焌宸, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Litsea. BISH 786252. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956413795. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/786252.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956413795 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026