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Arthrostemma ciliatum
Pinkfringe
As recorded: Arthrostemma ciliatum Pav. ex D.Don
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 5355
- Date
- June 12, 1975
- Locality
- Along Manoa Falls Trail, below Arboretum
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 129 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 June 12, 1975, Herbst, D.R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Arthrostemma ciliatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 646 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Rainbow Dr, Hilo, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Rainbow Dr, Hilo, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Kailua, HI 96734, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Kailua, HI 96734, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Arthrostemma ciliatum. BISH 488910. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956648572. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/488910.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956648572 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
