Melicope ovata
As recorded: Melicope ovata (H.St.John & Hume) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Imada, C.T. et al.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 92-51
- Date
- March 30, 1992
- Locality
- Mahanaloa Gulch; in gulch bottom
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 30, 1992, Imada, C.T. et al. also collected 5 other specimens.
Melicope ovata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-09.
2026-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-03-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2007-05-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melicope ovata. BISH 1002909. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37543328. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1002909.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37543328 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026