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Melastoma denticulatum
Pacific Melastoma
As recorded: Melastoma denticulatum Labill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Smith, A.C.
- Collector number
- 1358
- Date
- March 20, 1934
- Locality
- Ndelaimoala
- Island
- Moala
- Region
- Fiji
- Elevation
- 400 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 20, 1934, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Abrodictyum dentatum
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Achyranthes aspera
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Alphitonia zizyphoides
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Alyxia bracteolosa
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Amaroria soulameoides
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Antidesma pacificum
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Asplenium amboinense
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Asplenium australasicum
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Asplenium bipinnatifidum
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Astronidium victoriae
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Blechnopsis orientalis
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Buchanania attenuata
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Bulbophyllum pachyanthum
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Calanthe hololeuca
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Calochlaena straminea
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Calophyllum neoebudicum
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Colubrina asiatica
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Commersonia bartramia
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Connarus pickeringii
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Corymborkis veratrifolia
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Cryptocarya hornei
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Cymbopogon refractus
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Cyperus javanicus
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Didymocheton multijugus
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Melastoma denticulatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. 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 159435. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956595782. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/159435.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956595782 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026