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Melicope molokaiensis
As recorded: Melicope molokaiensis (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Jacobi, J.D.; Higashino, P.K.Paul K. Higashino →J.D. Jacobi →
- Collector number
- 1537
- Date
- July 14, 1979
- Locality
- ridge E of Waikolu Valley
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 991 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 July 14, 1979, Jacobi, J.D.; Higashino, P.K. also collected 7 other specimens.
Melicope molokaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2005-08-24.
2005-08-24
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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 462009. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956162068. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/462009.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956162068 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026