Miconia bicolor
West Indian Lilac
As recorded: Tetrazygia bicolor (Mill.) Cogn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Stemmermann, R.L.
- Collector number
- 6935
- Date
- April 26, 1985
- Locality
- Stainback Highway between Panaewa Zoo & Hawaii belt Highway
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 26, 1985, Stemmermann, R.L. also collected 3 other specimens.
Miconia bicolor observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-15.
2026-07-15
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-18
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-06
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Miconia bicolor. BISH 488301. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956135077. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/488301.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956135077 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026