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Memecylon lilacinum

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BISH 626570Botany

Memecylon lilacinum

As recorded: Memecylon hepaticum Blume

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae

Collected by: Takeuchi, W.N.
Collector number: 6297
Date: July 22, 1990
Locality: Hunstein Range (Mt. Samsai); near site 'Camp 4'; crestline of main ridge to summit
Island: New Guinea
Region: East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -4.4833, 142.6833
Elevation: 990 m
Identified by: Takeuchi, W.N.
Record type: Preserved specimen

18 Bishop specimens of Memecylon lilacinum · collected 1910–2013Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On July 22, 1990, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Memecylon lilacinum. BISH 626570. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956489611. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/626570.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956489611 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026