Melastoma denticulatum

Pacific Melastoma

As recorded: Melastoma denticulatum Labill.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae

Collected by: Waterhouse, J.H.L.
Collector number: 63
Date: January 28, 1933
Locality: Siwai
Island: Bougainville Island
Region: North Solomons Province, Papua New Guinea
Record type: Preserved specimen

148 Bishop specimens of Melastoma denticulatum · collected 1894–1992Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 28, 1933, Waterhouse, J.H.L. also collected 20 other specimens.

Melastoma denticulatum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1933. 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 159454. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956136958. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/159454.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956136958 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026