Pleroma urvilleanum
Glory bush
As recorded: Tibouchina urvilleana (DC.) Cogn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; Perlman; SachetF. Raymond Fosberg →Steven Perlman →M.-H Sachet →
- Collector number
- 59493
- Date
- March 2, 1980
- Locality
- Road below Kokee
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wurdack, J.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 2, 1980, Fosberg, F.R.; Perlman; Sachet also collected 2 other specimens.
Pleroma urvilleanum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 393 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

2026-10-14
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) birdbirdbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Volcano Village, Old Volcano Rd @ U.S. Post Office, Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) The Roving Naturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Volcano Village, Old Volcano Rd @ Kīlauea General Store, Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) redsara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01
Volcano, Hawaii, US
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-18
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA
(c) pickin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Nancy Markoe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pleroma urvilleanum. BISH 561302. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956496947. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/561302.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956496947 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
