
Melicope cruciata
pilo ʻula
As recorded: Melicope cruciata (A.Heller) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Heller, A.A.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 2809
- Locality
- Kaholuamanu
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Melicope cruciata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-01-15.

2023-01-15
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2015-01-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-06-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2005-12-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2005-12-30
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 cruciata. BISH 1455274. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37539586. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1455274.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37539586 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
