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Melicope spathulata
As recorded: Melicope spathulata A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Cowan, R.S.
- Collector number
- 248
- Date
- October 20, 1946
- Locality
- Koolau Range, Paalaa-Wahiawa, Poamoho Trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 732 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 20, 1946, Cowan, R.S. also collected 18 other specimens.
Asplenium contiguum
Botany
Basidiodendron caesiocinereum
Botany
Cyanea angustifolia
Botany
Dichanthelium koolauense
Botany
Dichanthelium koolauense
Botany
Diplopterygium pinnatum
Botany
Eleocharis obtusa
Botany
Huperzia gillettii
Botany
Isachne distichophylla
Botany
Joinvillea ascendens
Botany
Melicope hosakae
Botany
Melicope hosakae
Botany
Metrosideros rugosa
Botany
Peperomia leptostachya
Botany
Pittosporum glabrum
Botany
Pittosporum glabrum
Botany
Trematolobelia macrostachys
Botany
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Botany
Melicope spathulata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 60 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-31.
2026-07-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Samuel Bosio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-08
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melicope spathulata. BISH 10608. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956694139. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/10608.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956694139 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026