Melastoma malabathricum
Malabar Melastome
As recorded: Melastoma malabathricum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Sohl, F.; Dores, A.; Raynor, P.; Albert, E.Ernest Albert →A. Dores →P. Raynor →F. Sohl →
- Collector number
- 53
- Date
- November 9, 2004
- Locality
- Sokehs
- Island
- Pohnpei
- Region
- Micronesia
- Coordinates
- 6.9419, 158.1540
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Identified by
- Flynn, T.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 9, 2004, Sohl, F.; Dores, A.; Raynor, P.; Albert, E. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Melastoma malabathricum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2004. 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
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2019-09-27
Pohnpei, FM
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Cite this specimen
Melastoma malabathricum. BISH 731086. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956231157. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/731086.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956231157 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026