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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
- Little Jr., E.L.
- Collector number
- 23035
- Date
- May 31, 1968
- Locality
- Slopes of Mauna Loa, 25 mi SW of Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,524 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 May 31, 1968, Little Jr., E.L. also collected 10 other specimens.
Melicope volcanica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. 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 439525. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956141108. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/439525.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956141108 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026