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Melicope barbigera
As recorded: Melicope barbigera A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Carlquist, S.
- Collector number
- 1669
- Date
- December 6, 1964
- Locality
- Kokee, ~1 mi S of park headquarters
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 6, 1964, Carlquist, S. also collected 4 other specimens.
Melicope barbigera observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-09.

2026-06-09
Hawaii, US
(c) rmagers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-30
Hawaii, US
(c) rmagers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-05
Hawaii, US
(c) embrines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melicope barbigera. BISH 24233. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956179882. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/24233.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956179882 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
