
Miconia crenata
Koster's curse
As recorded: Clidemia hirta var. hirta
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.
- Collector number
- 21408
- Date
- February 22, 2009
- Locality
- College of Micronesia campus, near Kolonia
- Island
- Pohnpei
- Region
- Micronesia
- Coordinates
- 7.0122, 158.2040
- Elevation
- 107 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 22, 2009, Perlman, S. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Miconia crenata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2009. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-20.

2026-08-20
Romantic Road, FM
(c) Keesha Primo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-20
Romantic Road, FM
(c) matiyomasantos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-20
Classroom Building A, Palikir, Pohnpei, Micronesia
(c) Delaura Waltu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-20
W555+P76, Palikir, Pohnpei, Micronesia
(c) Rayden Nickolas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-20
W555+GQ6, College of Micronesia (National Campus), Palikir, Pohnpei 96941, Micronesia
(c) Rayden Nickolas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-20
Pohnpei, FM
(c) Raynold Peter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Miconia crenata. BISH 753545. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956337547. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/753545.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956337547 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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