Melastoma denticulatum
Pacific Melastoma
As recorded: Melastoma denticulatum Labill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Mitchell, D.D.
- Collector number
- 507
- Date
- July 1, 1932
- Locality
- trail to Reservoir back to Fagatogo, Lau ma fati fati
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 214 m
- Identified by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1932, Mitchell, D.D. also collected 17 other specimens.
Angiopteris evecta
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Angiopteris evecta
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Aristolochia cortinata
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Cyrtandra pulchella
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Ficus tinctoria
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Ficus uniauriculata
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Heliconia laufao
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Heliconia laufao
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Homalanthus nutans
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Oxera amicorum
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Oxera amicorum
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Polypodium
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Polypodium
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Psychotria insularum
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Psychotria insularum
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Psychotria insularum
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Selaginella
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Melastoma denticulatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-23.
2025-05-23
Moorea, French Polynesia, PF
(c) wkonwent, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-19
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK
(c) sclarea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-13
Polinezja Francuska
(c) bottanydot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-06
Central Torba, VU-TR, VU
(c) davibule, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-01
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK
(c) Samuel Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-10-01
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK
(c) Samuel Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Melastoma denticulatum. BISH 408275. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956454338. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/408275.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956454338 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026