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Neraudia melastomifolia
As recorded: Neraudia melastomifolia Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- van Balgooy, M.M.J.
- Collector number
- 4249
- Date
- January 6, 1982
- Locality
- upper Paaiki valley
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 600 m
- 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 January 6, 1982, van Balgooy, M.M.J. also collected 3 other specimens.
Neraudia melastomifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2015-08-30.

2015-08-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-09-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-02-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2012-04-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-03-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2004-04-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Neraudia melastomifolia. BISH 488542. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956249247. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/488542.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956249247 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
