
Melicope degeneri
As recorded: Melicope degeneri (B.C.Stone) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 8531
- Date
- 1926
- Locality
- Along Kokee Stream
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Gowing, D.P.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Melicope degeneri observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-02-01.

2024-02-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-01-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-01-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-01-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-06-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-06-19
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 degeneri. BISH 579684. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956137390. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/579684.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956137390 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
