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Melicope sessilis
As recorded: Melicope sessilis (H.Lév.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; et al.
- Collector number
- 5436
- Date
- July 18, 1984
- Locality
- Kamakou, trail from tunnel, E fork Kawela intake to Puu Kolekole
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1074, -156.9012 ± 612 m
- Elevation
- 1,070 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 18, 1984, Wagner, W.L.; et al. also collected 7 other specimens.
Still here: Melicope sessilis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-10-21.

2024-10-21
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-13
Hawaii, US
(c) gingaaninjaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-13
Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-13
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2003-09-16
Molokai, Hawaii, USA
(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 sessilis. BISH 471440. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956275087. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/471440.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956275087 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
