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Melastoma malabathricum
Malabar Melastome
As recorded: Melastoma septemnervium Lour.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Woolford, H.A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- December 20, 1954
- Locality
- Saddle Road 12 miles from Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 20, 1954, Woolford, H.A. also collected 18 other specimens.
Asplenium densum
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Chenopodium oahuense
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Chenopodium oahuense
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Coprosma ernodeoides
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Cyrtandra paludosa
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
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Dubautia scabra
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
Botany
Kadua centranthoides
Botany
Melastoma malabathricum
Botany
Melinis minutiflora
Botany
Myoporum sandwicense
Botany
Nototrichium sandwicense
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Polypodium pellucidum
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Sophora chrysophylla
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Sophora chrysophylla
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Trifolium arvense
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Vaccinium reticulatum
Botany
Melastoma malabathricum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 251 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Kaumana Dr, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Luluku Rd, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Keaau, HI 96749, USA
(c) The Roving Naturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
United States
(c) Chloe DuBose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Wailua Homesteads, HI 96746, USA
(c) Adam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) David Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melastoma malabathricum. BISH 40113. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956588777. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/40113.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956588777 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026