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Blastus cochinchinensis
Cochin-China Blastus
As recorded: Blastus cochinchinensis Lour.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- McClure, F.A.
- Collector number
- 9693
- Date
- May 18, 1922
- Locality
- Hainan, Yik Tsok Mau
- Region
- Hainan Province, China
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 18, 1922, McClure, F.A. also collected 10 other specimens.
Blastus cochinchinensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,898 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17
111台灣臺北市士林區冷水坑服務站
(c) Chen Eileen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
111台灣臺北市士林區菁山里
(c) Chen Eileen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
臺灣島, 內湖區, 臺北市, TW
(c) α Sco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Kangle St, Neihu District, Taipei City, TW
(c) bettinake, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
306台灣新竹縣關西鎮
(c) 木玫瑰, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
外坪村
(c) 謝志德, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Blastus cochinchinensis. BISH 159056. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956240444. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/159056.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956240444 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
