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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
- St.John, H.; Baldwin, P.; Catto, R.J.Paul H. Baldwin →R.J. Catto →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 18536
- Date
- December 27, 1937
- Locality
- Koa Mill Road, Alika Homesteads, S. Kona Dist
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 914 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 December 27, 1937, St.John, H.; Baldwin, P.; Catto, R.J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Melicope volcanica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. 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 414188. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956648398. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/414188.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956648398 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
