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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.; Hashimoto, E.Y.; Hosaka, E.Y.; Lindsay, J.C.; Mitchell, D.D.E.Y. Hashimoto →Edward Yataro Hosaka →J.C. Lindsay →Donald Mitchell →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 11289
- Date
- December 24, 1931
- Locality
- South Kona, Manuka Mauka
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- Gowing, D.P.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 24, 1931, St.John, H.; Hashimoto, E.Y.; Hosaka, E.Y.; Lindsay, J.C.; Mitchell, D.D. also collected 16 other specimens.
Melicope volcanica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. 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 426783. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956205878. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/426783.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956205878 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
