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Melicope feddei
hiiaka
As recorded: Melicope feddei (H.Lév.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.W.; Flynn, T.; Wier, D.; Wier, G.Timothy Flynn →S.W. Mill →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →D.G. Wier →G. Wier →
- Collector number
- 4978
- Date
- August 27, 1983
- Locality
- Kanaele Swamp (Wahiawa Bog)
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 366 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 August 27, 1983, Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.W.; Flynn, T.; Wier, D.; Wier, G. also collected 4 other specimens.
Melicope feddei observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-07-26.

2023-07-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-08-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-07-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-06-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-07-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-02-22
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 feddei. BISH 500163. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956375166. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/500163.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956375166 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
