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BISH 632491Botany
Melastoma malabathricum
As recorded: Melastoma septemnervium Lour.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 17297
- Date
- January 31, 1920
- Locality
- Kilohana Crater; escaped from cultivation
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 31, 1920, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 7 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Melastoma malabathricum. BISH 632491. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956467804. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/632491.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956467804 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026