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Melastoma malabathricum
As recorded: Melastoma malabathricum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Dores, A.
- Collector number
- 15
- Date
- October 2, 2002
- Locality
- Madolenihmw, Kehnpadil Peilong, Alohkapw
- Island
- Pohnpei
- Region
- Micronesia
- Coordinates
- 6.9047, 158.2840
- Identified by
- Flynn, T.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 2, 2002, Dores, A. also collected 9 other specimens.
Still here: Melastoma malabathricum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2002. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-29.
2026-01-29
Pohnpei, FM
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2024-07-20
FM
(c) miiyomai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-09-27
Pohnpei, FM
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Cite this specimen
Melastoma malabathricum. BISH 719066. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956274528. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/719066.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956274528 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026