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Medinilla waterhousei
tagimoucia
As recorded: Medinilla waterhousei Seem.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Smith, A.C.
- Collector number
- 850
- Date
- December 29, 1933
- Locality
- Borders of lake east of Somosomo
- Island
- Taveuni
- Region
- Fiji
- Elevation
- 800 m
- Identified by
- Not on sheet
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 29, 1933, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Abrodictyum caudatum
Botany
Acroporium lamprophyllum
Botany
Aerobryopsis vitiana
Botany
Alyxia bracteolosa
Botany
Aphanothece
Botany
Appendicula reflexa
Botany
Astronidium robustum
Botany
Atractocarpus pentagonioides
Botany
Atractocarpus pentagonioides
Botany
Callicostella papillata
Botany
Chionanthus vitiensis
Botany
Dendro-hypnum subspininervium
Botany
Dendrobium taveuniense
Botany
Ectropothecium pacificum
Botany
Ectropothecium percomplanatum
Botany
Freycinetia vitiensis
Botany
Hoya megalantha
Botany
Huperzia
Botany
Hydnophytum grandiflorum
Botany
Ilex vitiensis
Botany
Ilex vitiensis
Botany
Isachne vitiensis
Botany
Ixora tubiflora
Botany
Ixora tubiflora
Botany
Medinilla waterhousei observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-29.
2026-08-29
Cakaudrove, Fiji
no rights reserved
2025-11-15
Cakaudrove, FJ-NO, FJ
(c) edrewe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-02
Cakaudrove, FJ-NO, FJ
(c) Darren and Claudia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-06
Taveuni, Fiji
(c) cmmteixeira, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-19
Cakaudrove, Fiji
(c) Brendan Fogarty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-11-17
Cakaudrove District, Fiji
(c) frank_lambert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Medinilla waterhousei. BISH 159211. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956513104. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/159211.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956513104 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026