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Melicope hosakae
As recorded: Melicope hosakae (H.St.John) W.L.Wagner & R.K.Shannon
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 1006
- Date
- May 6, 1933
- Locality
- Koolau Mts., Waipio, Kipapa Gulch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 518 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 6, 1933, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 16 other specimens.
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Christella parasitica
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Cyrtandra kalichii
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Exocarpos gaudichaudii
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Joinvillea ascendens
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Kadua affinis
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Melicope hosakae
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Menisciopsis cyatheoides
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Passiflora edulis
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Pipturus albidus
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Pittosporum glabrum
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Planchonella
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Wikstroemia oahuensis
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Melicope hosakae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-22.
2025-11-22
Hawaii, US
(c) joshshuman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-14
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
2025-06-14
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
2024-11-10
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melicope hosakae. BISH 579705. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956284098. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/579705.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956284098 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026