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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
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 10093
- Date
- November 30, 1929
- Locality
- Kaluanui
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 30, 1929, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Cyrtandra hawaiensis
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Diospyros sandwicensis
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Diospyros sandwicensis
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Dubautia plantaginea
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Elaphoglossum crassifolium
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Euphorbia multiformis
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Geniostoma gaudichaudii
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Hibiscus arnottianus
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Joinvillea ascendens
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Joinvillea ascendens
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua affinis
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Lobelia hypoleuca
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Peperomia latifolia
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Peperomia oahuensis
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Phyllostegia grandiflora
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Piperaceae
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Scaevola mollis
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Spathoglottis plicata
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Melicope hosakae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1929. 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 67383. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956676124. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/67383.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956676124 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026