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BISH 19743Botany
Melastoma malabathricum
As recorded: Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Ridsdale, C.E.
- Collector number
- NGF 33612
- Date
- August 5, 1967
- Locality
- Weam, Bensbach
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Western Province, Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -8.6333, 141.1170
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Identified by
- Snow, N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 5, 1967, Ridsdale, C.E. also collected 6 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Melastoma malabathricum. BISH 19743. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956168836. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/19743.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956168836 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026