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Melastoma malabathricum
Malabar Melastome
As recorded: Melastoma septemnervium Lour.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Melastomataceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 38649
- Date
- September 19, 1956
- Locality
- Kaumana Section, Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,000 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 19, 1956, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 3 other specimens.
Melastoma malabathricum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 251 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Kaumana Dr, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Luluku Rd, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Keaau, HI 96749, USA
(c) The Roving Naturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
United States
(c) Chloe DuBose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Wailua Homesteads, HI 96746, USA
(c) Adam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) David Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Melastoma malabathricum. BISH 81756. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956312926. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/81756.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956312926 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026