Melicytus ramiflorus

Māhoe

As recorded: Melicytus ramiflorus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Violaceae

Collected by: Mason, H.L.
Collector number: 14990
Date: April 15, 1960
Locality: Four miles east of Mahoenui, on ridge top. South Auckland Province.
Island: North Island
Region: New Zealand
Identified by: not listed
Record type: Preserved specimen

35 Bishop specimens of Melicytus ramiflorus · collected 1909–1994Species page ›

Melicytus ramiflorus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,722 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Whangārei Heads 0174, New Zealand

(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Te Ākau, New Zealand

(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Waingaro, New Zealand

(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Laura Ave, Wellington, Wellington, NZ

(c) Christopher Hynes, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25

Mount Burnett, Tasman Region 7073, New Zealand

(c) cbeem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

South Island, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ

(c) Ben Ackerley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Melicytus ramiflorus. BISH 188151. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956640841. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/188151.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956640841 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026