Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Pterolepis glomerata
false meadowbeauty
As recorded: Pterolepis glomerata (Rottb.) Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Mäkinen, L.; Mäkinen, Y.L. Mäkinen →Y. Mäkinen →
- Collector number
- 66-428
- Date
- February 27, 1966
- Locality
- Koolau Range; Kawailoa. Paalaa Uka Pupukea Rd., north of Kawainui Stream
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 305 m
- Identified by
- Almeda, F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pterolepis glomerata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 394 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Keaīwa Heiau State Recreation Area, Aiea, HI, US
(c) elisamariev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-05
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-05
Manoa Cliff Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Kailua, HI, US
(c) derekschinke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pterolepis glomerata. BISH 29701. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956172166. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/29701.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956172166 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026