Melastoma malabathricum var. mariannum (Naudin) Fosberg & Sachet

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Palau

  • State/Province

    Ngardmau

  • Locality

    Ngardmau Waterfall eco-reserve, off western side of main Babeldaob loop road (33 km N of K-B Bridge).

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

The Flora of Palau
(Melastomataceae)
Melastoma malabathricum L. var. mariannum
(Naudin) Fosb. & Sach.
Palau: Ngardmau State. Ngardmau Waterfall eco-
reserve, off western side of main Babeldaob loop
road (33 km N of K-B Bridge).
N 07° 35' 15.0"; E 134° 35’ 18.1"; 116melev.
Shrub, 2 m tall, 2 cm dbh, growing in savanah by old
railway. Flowers pinkish white. Fruits reddish
purple. Collection made after super-typhoon Haiyan.
DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 5
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Gregory M. Plunkett, #2769 November 1% 2013
Michael Balick, Ann Kitalong, Van-Ray Tadao, Ke-
Ting Kurt Chen, Rodney Esebei, and Ari Shapiro.
A research collaboration of the Belau National Museum
and The New York Botanical Garden.
Fieldwork funded by the National Geographic Society.
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