Melicope puberula
As recorded: Melicope puberula (H.St.John) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Lorence, D.H.; Flynn, T.; Frodin, D.Timothy Flynn →D.G. Frodin →David H. Lorence →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 5993
- Date
- 1988
- Locality
- Hanalei District: Na Pali Kona Forest Reserve, upper Hanakoa Valley, just N of Pihea Peak
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Melicope puberula observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-03.
2025-12-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-06
Hawaii, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-01-08
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 puberula. BISH 550368. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956232452. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/550368.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956232452 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026