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Melicope sessilis
As recorded: Melicope sessilis (H.Lév.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Hillebrand, W.B.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Locality
- Mt. Eeka
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,524 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Melicope sessilis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-20.

2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-10-21
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-13
Hawaii, US
(c) gingaaninjaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-13
Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-13
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2003-09-16
Molokai, Hawaii, USA
(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 sessilis. BISH 1458054. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956279650. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1458054.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956279650 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
