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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
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- Alakai 21a
- Date
- September 25, 1982
- Locality
- Trailhead transect on ridge leading to Lehua maka noe, Alakai Swamp
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,128 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 September 25, 1982, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 19 other specimens.
Melicope feddei observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. 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 511635. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956561008. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/511635.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956561008 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
