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Burmannia coelestis
As recorded: Burmannia coelestis D.Don
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Dioscoreales › Burmanniaceae
- Collected by
- Nooteboom, H.P.; Chai, P.P. Chai →H.P. Nooteboom →
- Collector number
- 1789
- Date
- March 29, 1970
- Locality
- Malaysia, Sarawak: Kalabit Highlands, Bario - Pa Ukat
- Region
- Malaysia
- Elevation
- 1,000 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 29, 1970, Nooteboom, H.P.; Chai, P. also collected 13 other specimens.
Burmannia coelestis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 140 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-01.

2026-08-01
Kakadu National Park, Kakadu, NT, AU
(c) rubynats, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-08
Girraween NT 0836, Australien
(c) Vincent Böhm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-15
Central Water Catchment, Singapore
(c) Lumin Ong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-03
โรงเรียนบ้านคลองขุด, อำเภอเมืองสตูล, จ.สตูล, TH
(c) ronnaphon engchuan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-03
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
(c) Foo Chuan Wei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-28
ต.ซับสีทอง, อ.เมืองชัยภูมิ, จ.ชัยภูมิ, TH
(c) kaewji, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Burmannia coelestis. BISH 79012. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956256358. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/79012.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956256358 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
