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Melicope ovata

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BISH 453302Botany

Melicope ovata

As recorded: Melicope ovata (H.St.John & Hume) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae

Collected by: Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.W.; Flynn, T.Timothy Flynn →S.W. Mill →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Collector number: 5071
Date: August 31, 1983
Locality: Waimea, Mahanaloa Valley bottom to Kuia Valley jct
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type: Preserved specimen

72 Bishop specimens of Melicope ovata · collected 1909–2020Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 31, 1983, Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.W.; Flynn, T. also collected 20 other specimens.

Melicope ovata observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-09.

Melicope ovata observed 2026-05-09

2026-05-09

Hawaii, US

(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope ovata observed 2026-01-30

2026-01-30

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope ovata observed 2016-03-27

2016-03-27

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope ovata observed 2007-05-23

2007-05-23

Hawaii, US

(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Melicope ovata. BISH 453302. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956249147. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/453302.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956249147 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026