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Melicope elleryana
pink-flowered doughwood
As recorded: Melicope elleryana (F.Muell.) T.G.Hartley
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Koster, Ch.
- Collector number
- BW 7151
- Date
- October 22, 1958
- Locality
- Kebar Valley
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- West Papua Province, Indonesia
- Elevation
- 750 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 22, 1958, Koster, Ch. also collected 1 other specimen.
Melicope elleryana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 614 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Redland Bay, QLD, AU
(c) Chey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Brisbane QLD, Australia
(c) craigwelden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Yarrayne Break, Nerang, QLD, AU
(c) hbutler86, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Coolum Beach, QLD, AU
(c) Eli Loftis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Caboolture QLD, Australia
(c) Cilla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-16
Dalrymple Walking Trail, Dalrymple Creek, QLD, AU
(c) Justin Gething, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melicope elleryana. BISH 418704. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956240743. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/418704.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956240743 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
