Melastoma malabathricum
Indian-rhododendron
Introduced to Hawaiʻi
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232
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1792
First collected
2025
Last collected
No recent record
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Melastoma malabathricum, most mentions first.
2025
Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]· Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
Where Bishop collected it
51 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
1790s2020s
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1792 by Haenke, T. (Mariana Islands).
From the collection
