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Miconia crenata
Koster's curse
As recorded: Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Gillespie, J.W.
- Collector number
- 2015
- Date
- August 6, 1927
- Locality
- Naitasiri Prov; Tamavua, 6 miles from Suva
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Naitasiri Province, Fiji
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 6, 1927, Gillespie, J.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Miconia crenata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,188 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Mauna Loa, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-27
Yellow/Red route, Grand Port, MU
(c) r_rombach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Ngereklmadel Road, Palau, PW
(c) Bev Subris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Aiea, HI, US
(c) mackies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Kaumana Dr, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Fiji, FJ
(c) Presley Singh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Miconia crenata. BISH 159046. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956699100. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/159046.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956699100 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
