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Memecylon pauciflorum
poor-flower tree
As recorded: Memecylon pauciflorum Blume
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Batianoff, G.N.; Herzle, E.G.N. Batianoff →E. Herzle →
- Collector number
- 900909
- Date
- September 12, 1990
- Locality
- Gulnare Inlet, Pinnacle Rock, Whitsunday Island. North Kennedy
- Region
- Queensland, Australia
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 12, 1990, Batianoff, G.N.; Herzle, E. also collected 5 other specimens.
Memecylon pauciflorum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 103 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Mount Rooper, QLD, AU
(c) Fletcher Arrastia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Queenstown, Singapore
(c) Adeline, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) ruddy2410, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) fatyyogibear, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Depot Rd, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) NISHMITHA SAUNSHIMATH, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-17
Radical Bay Rd, Florence Bay, QLD, AU
(c) Rachel Reese, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Memecylon pauciflorum. BISH 631597. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956559261. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/631597.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956559261 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
