Melastoma malabathricum

As recorded: Melastoma affine D.Don

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae

Collected by: Takeuchi, W.N.
Collector number: 5193
Date: October 3, 1989
Locality: Hunstein Range (Mt. Samsai) along ridge trail below camp 3
Island: New Guinea
Region: East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Identified by: Takeuchi, W.N.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On October 3, 1989, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Melastoma malabathricum. BISH 621230.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956506851. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/621230.2.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956506851 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026