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Melicope volcanica
As recorded: Melicope volcanica (A.Gray) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 8543
- Date
- August 24, 1926
- Locality
- Puu Hualalai, mauka of road leading from Huehue to Puuwaawaa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 24, 1926, Degener, O. also collected 12 other specimens.
Melicope volcanica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-04-12.
2023-04-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2009-05-12
Maui County, US-HI, 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 volcanica. BISH 147127. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956192201. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/147127.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956192201 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026