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Melastoma denticulatum
As recorded: Melastoma denticulatum Labill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Garber, D.W.
- Collector number
- 635
- Date
- September 16, 1921
- Locality
- Amouli Trail
- Island
- Tau
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 183 m
- Identified by
- Christophersen, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 16, 1921, Garber, D.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Cephalomanes boryanum
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Crepidomanes humile
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Cyrtandra pulchella
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Davallia heterophylla
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Dendrobium samoense
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Grona heterocarpos
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Heliotropium velutinum
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Hoya australis
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Hoya australis
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Macaranga harveyana
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Macaranga stipulosa
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Macropiper puberulum
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Macropiper puberulum
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Meryta macrophylla
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Ophioderma pendulum
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Ophioderma pendulum
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Phreatia inversa
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Psilotum complanatum
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Schizaea dichotoma
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Selaginella reineckei
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Selaginella whitmeei
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Syzygium inophylloides
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Torenia crustacea
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Vaginularia junghuhnii
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Melastoma denticulatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. 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 159397. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956143321. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/159397.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956143321 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026