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Melicope molokaiensis
As recorded: Melicope molokaiensis (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Hobdy, R.W.Derral R. Herbst →Robert Hobdy →
- Collector number
- 3021
- Date
- May 24, 1973
- Locality
- Manawainui Gulch
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 884 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 May 24, 1973, Herbst, D.R.; Hobdy, R.W. also collected 11 other specimens.
Melicope molokaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. 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 496552. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956291487. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/496552.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956291487 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026