Melastoma malabathricum

As recorded: Melastoma roemeri Mansf.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae

Collected by: Takeuchi, W.N.
Collector number: 6178
Date: July 18, 1990
Locality: Hunstein Range (Mt. Samsai); at site 'Camp 3' on slopes above the main streamcourse
Island: New Guinea
Region: East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -4.4833, 142.6833
Elevation: 440 m
Identified by: Takeuchi, W.N.
Record type: Preserved specimen

232 Bishop specimens of Melastoma malabathricum · collected 1792–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On July 18, 1990, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Melastoma malabathricum. BISH 618034. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956250870. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/618034.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956250870 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026