Melia azedarach
Chinaberry
As recorded: Melia azedarach L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Meliaceae
- Collected by
- Long, C.R.
- Collector number
- 3741
- Date
- February 3, 1966
- Locality
- Mokuleia; near site of Hatheway's ecological work
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 198 m
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 3, 1966, Long, C.R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Melia azedarach observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 48 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-13.

2026-05-13
Olowalu, HI 96761, USA
(c) juliandendy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-27
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
no rights reserved

2026-02-25
Lahaina
(c) Bri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-10
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melia azedarach. BISH 632512. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956652396. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/632512.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956652396 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
