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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
- Warshauer, F.R.
- Collector number
- FRW 1688
- Date
- January 25, 1978
- Locality
- N. Hilo Distr., Humuula Ahu., Tr 13(55); E. Slope of Mauna Kea, along W fork of Kaawalii Stream, Hilo FR
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 939 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 January 25, 1978, Warshauer, F.R. also collected 3 other specimens.
Melicope volcanica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. 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 461981. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956157213. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/461981.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956157213 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026