Medinilla heterophylla

As recorded: Medinilla heterophylla A.Gray

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae

Collected by: Gillespie, J.W.
Collector number: 3173
Date: November 12, 1927
Locality: in dark woods on trail which leads past swimming pool creek
Island: Viti Levu
Region: Nandarivatu, Fiji
Elevation: 900 m
Identified by: Not on sheet
Record type: Preserved specimen

42 Bishop specimens of Medinilla heterophylla · collected 1924–2008Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 12, 1927, Gillespie, J.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Medinilla heterophylla observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-29.

2026-08-29

Fiji

(c) Andreas Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Medinilla heterophylla. BISH 159162. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956679763. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/159162.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956679763 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026