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BISH 3232Botany
Melastoma malabathricum
As recorded: Melastoma septemnervium Lour.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Ishikawa, S.
- Collector number
- 272
- Date
- August 20, 1973
- Locality
- Along dirt rd., 2.1 mi NW of Wailua Experiment Station, Lihue-Koloa Forest Reserve
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 152 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 20, 1973, Ishikawa, S. also collected 8 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Melastoma malabathricum. BISH 3232. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956141010. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/3232.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956141010 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026