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Melicope molokaiensis

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BISH 454249Botany

Melicope molokaiensis

As recorded: Melicope molokaiensis (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; et al.
Collector number: 23443
Date: December 22, 1948
Locality: Waikolu Valley, below Puu Kaeo
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 762 m
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

104 Bishop specimens of Melicope molokaiensis · collected 1909–2016Species page ›

Melicope molokaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2005-08-24.

Melicope molokaiensis observed 2005-08-24

2005-08-24

Maui County, US-HI, US

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

Melicope molokaiensis observed 2004-04-28

2004-04-28

Hawaii, 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 molokaiensis. BISH 454249. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956333461. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/454249.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956333461 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026