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BISH 439535Botany
Melastoma malabathricum
Malabar Melastome
As recorded: Melastoma septemnervium Lour.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Little Jr., E.L.
- Collector number
- 23045
- Date
- June 2, 1968
- Locality
- Waiakea Arboretum, Waiakea Forest Preserve. 5 miles S of Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 244 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 2, 1968, Little Jr., E.L. also collected 8 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Melastoma malabathricum. BISH 439535. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956447188. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/439535.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956447188 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026