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BISH 37627Botany
Melochia umbellata
toilet paper tree
As recorded: Melochia umbellata (Houtt.) Stapf
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Thorne, R.F.; Henty, T.T.H. Henty →R.F. Thorne →
- Collector number
- 27437
- Date
- May 23, 1960
- Locality
- Near suspension bridge over Busu River, NE of Lae
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 23, 1960, Thorne, R.F.; Henty, T. also collected 4 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Melochia umbellata. BISH 37627. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956168552. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/37627.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956168552 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026