Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Melastoma denticulatum
Pacific Melastoma
As recorded: Melastoma denticulatum Labill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 3568
- Date
- January 2, 1932
- Locality
- Top of Pioa
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 500 m
- Identified by
- Christophersen, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 2, 1932, Christophersen, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acanthorrhynchium papillatum
Botany
Acroporium lamprophyllum
Botany
Acroporium lamprophyllum
Botany
Acroporium pungens
Botany
Alstonia costata
Botany
Alyxia bracteolosa
Botany
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Archigrammitis samoensis
Botany
Astronidium navigatorum
Botany
Astronidium navigatorum
Botany
Astronidium victoriae
Botany
Blechnopsis orientalis
Botany
Calanthe hololeuca
Botany
Calanthe hololeuca
Botany
Calochlaena straminea
Botany
Calochlaena straminea
Botany
Calymperes serratum
Botany
Cranfillia vulcanica
Botany
Crossostylis biflora
Botany
Cyathea
Botany
Cyclophyllum barbatum
Botany
Cyrtandra geminata
Botany
Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum
Botany
Decaspermum fruticosum
Botany
Melastoma denticulatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1932. 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 159402. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956359059. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/159402.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956359059 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026