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Melicope orbicularis
As recorded: Melicope orbicularis (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Meidell, J.S.; Oppenheimer, H.L.J.S. Meidell →Hank L. Oppenheimer →
- Collector number
- 130
- Date
- August 19, 1996
- Locality
- headwaters of Honokohau Stream, Puu Kukui Trail
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 19, 1996, Meidell, J.S.; Oppenheimer, H.L. also collected 1 other specimen.
Melicope orbicularis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2010-06-10.

2010-06-10
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-07-12
Maui County, US-HI, 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 orbicularis. BISH 646555. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956213146. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/646555.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956213146 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
