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Melicope waialealae
Alani Wai
As recorded: Melicope waialealae (Wawra) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 2419
- Date
- May 22, 1972
- Locality
- Wahiawa Bog
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 671 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 22, 1972, Herbst, D.R. also collected 15 other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Clermontia fauriei
Botany
Dichanthelium hillebrandianum
Botany
Distichophyllum paradoxum
Botany
Ilex anomala
Botany
Isachne pallens
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Korthalsella remyana
Botany
Microschizaea robusta
Botany
Santalum freycinetianum
Botany
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Botany
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Botany
Smilax melastomifolia
Botany
Vaccinium
Botany
Wikstroemia
Botany
Melicope waialealae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-19.
2024-12-19
Hawaii, US
(c) JJ Jackson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-13
Hawaii, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-02-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-01-18
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 waialealae. BISH 489682. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956495419. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/489682.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956495419 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026