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Melicope waialealae
As recorded: Melicope waialealae (Wawra) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Lane, I.E.
- Collector number
- 56-571
- Date
- December 1, 1956
- Locality
- Alakai Swamp
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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 December 1, 1956, Lane, I.E. also collected 2 other specimens.
Melicope waialealae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-19.
2024-12-19
Hawaii, US
(c) JJ Jackson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-13
Hawaii, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-02-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-01-18
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 waialealae. BISH 15816. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956239926. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/15816.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956239926 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026