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Melastoma malabathricum

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BISH 624658Botany

Melastoma malabathricum

As recorded: Melastoma roemeri Mansf.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae

Collected by
Takeuchi, W.N.
Collector number
4698
Date
September 11, 1989
Locality
Hunstein Range (Mt. Samsai) near site 'Bani' along the main streamcourse
Region
East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
-4.4333, 142.7333
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 September 11, 1989, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 22 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Melastoma malabathricum. BISH 624658. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956269647. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/624658.

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