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Melastoma denticulatum
Pacific Melastoma
As recorded: Melastoma denticulatum Labill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Wilder, G.P.
- Collector number
- 321
- Date
- March 20, 1925
- Locality
- Papieri
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 20, 1925, Wilder, G.P. also collected 17 other specimens.
Angiopteris evecta
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Asclepias curassavica
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Centipeda minima
Botany
Cyclophyllum barbatum
Botany
Davallia pectinata
Botany
Dichrocephala integrifolia
Botany
Eleocharis geniculata
Botany
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Botany
Geophila herbacea
Botany
Lepidium bidentatum
Botany
Leucas decemdentata
Botany
Ludwigia repens
Botany
Lygodium reticulatum
Botany
Metrosideros collina
Botany
Palhinhaea cernua
Botany
Paspalum paniculatum
Botany
Waltheria indica
Botany
Melastoma denticulatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-23.
2025-05-23
Moorea, French Polynesia, PF
(c) wkonwent, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-19
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK
(c) sclarea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-13
Polinezja Francuska
(c) bottanydot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-06
Central Torba, VU-TR, VU
(c) davibule, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-01
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK
(c) Samuel Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-10-01
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK
(c) Samuel Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melastoma denticulatum. BISH 159377. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956427326. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/159377.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956427326 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026