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Melicope anisata
mokihana
As recorded: Melicope anisata (H.Mann) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 19991
- Date
- February 12, 1939
- Locality
- Mohihi River, Waimea
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,067 m
- 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 February 12, 1939, St.John, H. also collected 11 other specimens.
Melicope anisata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1939. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-30.

2026-06-30
Hawaii, US
(c) trevorsbirder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-28
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 anisata. BISH 404291. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956424104. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/404291.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956424104 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
