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Melicope ovata
As recorded: Melicope ovata (H.St.John & Hume) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Montgomery, S.L.
- Collector number
- 21
- Date
- September 7, 1970
- Locality
- Hanapepe, Manuahi, Peapea
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 910 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
Collected the same day
On September 7, 1970, Montgomery, S.L. also collected 2 other specimens.
Melicope ovata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-09.
2026-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-03-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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 454948. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956589908. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/454948.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956589908 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026