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Melicope molokaiensis
As recorded: Melicope molokaiensis (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Imada, C.; Takeuchi, W.C.T. Imada →Wayne N. Takeuchi →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 5908
- Date
- March 9, 1988
- Locality
- East Maui, Kipahulu, lower dogleg
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 730 m
- 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 March 9, 1988, Wagner, W.L.; Imada, C.; Takeuchi, W. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Melicope molokaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. 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 529030. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956447935. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/529030.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956447935 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
