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Melicope orbicularis
As recorded: Melicope orbicularis (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 1844
- Date
- November 6, 1983
- Locality
- West Maui, Honawainui
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 853 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 November 6, 1983, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 9 other specimens.
Melicope orbicularis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2010-06-10.
2010-06-10
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2008-07-12
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 orbicularis. BISH 471844. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956277669. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/471844.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956277669 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026