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Medinilla pendula
As recorded: Medinilla pendula Merr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Burley, J.S.
- Collector number
- 210
- Date
- April 30, 1987
- Locality
- Summit ridge Mt. Alinyaban; 6 km SW Puerto Galera
- Island
- Mindoro
- Region
- Philippines
- Elevation
- 1,000 m
- Identified by
- Regalado, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 30, 1987, Burley, J.S. also collected 23 other specimens.
Medinilla pendula observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-01.

2026-03-01
Onomea Old Government Road, Papaikou, HI, US
(c) jncwhitten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-04
Tawang, La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines
(c) Jester Lagmay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-06
Malaysia
(c) Ethan Beaver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-09
Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
(c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-03-23
Philippines
(c) Adrian Constantino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-05-02
Calinan - Carmen Road
(c) Nielbert Raner, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Medinilla pendula. BISH 592970. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956140251. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/592970.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956140251 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
