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Pleroma urvilleanum
As recorded: Tibouchina urvilleana (DC.) Cogn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 10490
- Date
- December 7, 1933
- Locality
- Anauulu Rd above Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 400 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 7, 1933, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 18 other specimens.
Pleroma urvilleanum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. 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 567808. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956135245. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/567808.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956135245 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
