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Pleroma urvilleanum

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BISH 58144Botany

Pleroma urvilleanum

Glory bush

As recorded: Tibouchina urvilleana (DC.) Cogn.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae

Collected by: Meebold, A.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: May 1, 1932
Locality: Hilo
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 19.7333, -155.0500
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

41 Bishop specimens of Pleroma urvilleanum · collected 1917–2007Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Pleroma urvilleanum observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-07-28.

Pleroma urvilleanum observed 2025-07-28

2025-07-28

ʻAkaka Falls State Park, Hilo, HI, US

(c) laurabankey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pleroma urvilleanum observed 2025-01-20

2025-01-20

Hawaiʻi, Pepeekeo, HI, US

(c) rdemeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pleroma urvilleanum observed 2018-08-14

2018-08-14

40 Maile St, Hilo, HI, US

(c) Alex Bischer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Pleroma urvilleanum. BISH 58144. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956182535. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/58144.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956182535 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026