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Melastoma denticulatum
Pacific Melastoma
As recorded: Melastoma denticulatum Labill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Setchell, W.A.; Parks, H.E.Harold E. Parks →William A. Setchell →
- Collector number
- 473
- Date
- June 24, 1922
- Locality
- Tahiti
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 24, 1922, Setchell, W.A.; Parks, H.E. also collected 6 other specimens.
Melastoma denticulatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Melastoma denticulatum. BISH 159378. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956424723. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/159378.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956424723 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026