Melicope quadrangularis
As recorded: Melicope quadrangularis (H.St.John & Hume) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 273.K
- Date
- 1909
- Locality
- Vicinity of Wahiawa Swamp
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Gowing, D.P.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Melicope quadrangularis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2014-02-20.
2014-02-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-12-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-11-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Melicope quadrangularis. BISH 579755. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956462972. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/579755.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956462972 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026