Melastoma

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Melastoma

  • Collector(s)

    D. G. Frodin NGF26420, 13 Jan 1966

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Morobe. Hill above Wakaia, 3/8 mile from village.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4396873

    Occurrence ID: d5c35dd7-2d9b-47fb-9b76-a30823a7d913

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Melastoma

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Morobe

  • Locality

    Hill above Wakaia, 3/8 mile from village

  • Elevation

    Alt. 884 m. (2900 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -7.83, 147.17

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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FLORA OF NEW GUINEA
Botanical Collections of the Division of Botany,
Department of Forests, Lae.
D. Frodin, NGF 26420, 13/1/60
Locality : Hill above Wakaia, 3/8 mile from
village, Morobe Dist., T.N.G., alt. 2,900*.
Lat. 7 50 S Long. 147 10 E
Habitat: Castanopsis-Pasania forest, N.E.
facing slope with occasional emergent
Araucaria hunsteinii.
Annot. Sapling, height 10 feet, d.b.h.
3/4 inch. Leaves thickly pubescent, soft
in texture. Petals lavender, filaments
yellow to white. Local name Upi.
Fatn.	Melastomataceae
Name :	Melastoma
Dupl. sent to : L. Bri. €wib. A.K. ¡Y* ^
Bog. Sing. -syn. UH7 PNHr-ySr-BislL^
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