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Melicope ovata

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Melicope ovata

As recorded: Melicope ovata (H.St.John & Hume) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 869.K
Date: July 3, 1917
Locality: Waimea Drainage Basin, west side
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Gowing, D.P.
Type status: Holotype
Record type: Preserved specimen

72 Bishop specimens of Melicope ovata · collected 1909–2020Species page ›

Melicope ovata observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-09.

Melicope ovata observed 2026-05-09

2026-05-09

Hawaii, US

(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope ovata observed 2026-01-30

2026-01-30

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope ovata observed 2016-03-27

2016-03-27

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope ovata observed 2007-05-23

2007-05-23

Hawaii, US

(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Melicope ovata. BISH 647598. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956619886. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/647598.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956619886 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026