Melastoma

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Melastoma

  • Collector(s)

    J. C. Regalado Jr. 1244, 27 Aug 1994

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Morobe. logging road to Mt. Garagos from Gabensis Village, ca. 40 km west of Lae City.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4396886

    Occurrence ID: 6df61161-0db8-48cb-aaea-7321bfcd5126

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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

    logging road to Mt. Garagos from Gabensis Village, ca. 40 km west of Lae City.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 600 - 800 m. (1969 - 2625 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -6.73, 146.75

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MELASTOMATACEAE
Melastoma
Det. By:
Field Char: Shrub; flowers purplish pink; fruits
wine red.
Locality: Morobe Province: logging road to Mt.
Garagos from Gabensis Village, ca. 40 km west
of Lae City.
Habitat: Disturbed lowland rainforest.
600-800 m, 6°44’S X 146°45’E
J. Regalado & P. Katik 1244, August 27, 1994
This is a voucher specimen for
pharmacological screening
Sample Accession Number(s): GLA24669-L, GLA24670-M.
Collected under the sponsorship of: Glaxo Group Research
Ltd., University of Illinois at Chicago, Field
Museum of Natural History and Forest Research Institute, Lae.
04396886