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BISH 26064Botany
Melastoma malabathricum
As recorded: Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- van Royen, P.
- Collector number
- NGF 18241
- Date
- September 5, 1963
- Locality
- Confluent of Warapuri and Warrangga Rivers, Wahgi-Jimmy Divide, N of Nondugl
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -6.1667, 144.8330
- Elevation
- 2,134 m
- Identified by
- Snow, N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 5, 1963, van Royen, P. also collected 12 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Melastoma malabathricum. BISH 26064. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956276094. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/26064.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956276094 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026