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Sonerila tenuifolia
As recorded: Sonerila tenuifolia Blume
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- van Balgooy, M.M.J.
- Collector number
- 5240
- Date
- November 10, 1985
- Locality
- Gn. Salak, W. Java, along road to thermal plant
- Island
- Java
- Region
- Indonesia
- Elevation
- 1,350 m
- Identified by
- van Balgooy, M.M.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sonerila tenuifolia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-12.

2025-03-12
Kinabalu Park, Ranau, Sabah, 马来西亚
(c) Huang Baochen | 黄宝臣, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-01
Sabah, MY
(c) Samuel Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-07-01
Sabah, MY
(c) Samuel Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-04-29
Java, Bandung, West Java, ID
(c) Cheryl Gilbert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2023-03-31
Kinabalu Park, Ranau, Sabah, 馬來西亞
(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-05-09
Pekalongan Regency, Central Java, Indonesia
(c) Naufal Urfi Dhiya'ulhaq, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sonerila tenuifolia. BISH 573360. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956484697. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/573360.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956484697 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
