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Melicope kavaiensis
As recorded: Melicope kavaiensis (H.Mann) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- Alakai 198
- Date
- August 1, 1982
- Locality
- Alakai Swamp trail, 2nd to 3rd bogs
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 August 1, 1982, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 4 other specimens.
Melicope kavaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-09-27.
2024-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-28
Hawaii, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-02-07
Hawaii, US
(c) embrines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-11-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Adrianna Nelson, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melicope kavaiensis. BISH 504639. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956291522. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/504639.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956291522 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026