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Tashiroea okinawensis
As recorded: Bredia okinawensis (Matsum.) H.L.Li
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Shimabuku, K.; Miyaki, Y.Y. Miyaki →K. Shimabuku →
- Collector number
- 5602
- Date
- June 17, 1984
- Locality
- Yona Experim. Plantation of the University, Kunigami.
- Island
- Okinawa
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Tashiroea okinawensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-05.

2025-07-05
Okinawa, JP
(c) Hiroki Shudo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-21
Okinawa, JP
(c) Hiroki Shudo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-16
Okinawa, JP
(c) Tengxiang Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-16
Okinawa, JP
(c) Tengxiang Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-20
Okinawa, JP
(c) Sundar Lakshmanan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-06-12
Okinawa, JP
(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tashiroea okinawensis. BISH 605140. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956559165. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/605140.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956559165 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
