BISH 653936Botany

Miconia crenata

Koster's curse

As recorded: Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 50581
Date: November 23, 1968
Locality: Nekken, west side of island
Island: Babeldaob Island
Region: Palau
Record type: Preserved specimen

75 Bishop specimens of Miconia crenata · collected 1893–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 23, 1968, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Miconia crenata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,189 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Island of Hawaiʻi, Mountain View, HI, US

(c) bethnich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Mauna Loa, Captain Cook, HI, US

(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-27

Yellow/Red route, Grand Port, MU

(c) r_rombach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Ngereklmadel Road, Palau, PW

(c) Bev Subris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Aiea, HI, US

(c) mackies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Kaumana Dr, Hilo, HI, US

(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Miconia crenata. BISH 653936. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956557134. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/653936.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956557134 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026