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Melicope kaalaensis

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Melicope kaalaensis

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

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: February 12, 1909
Locality: Kaala Range, Makaha Valley
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Gowing, D.P.
Type status: Holotype
Record type: Preserved specimen

26 Bishop specimens of Melicope kaalaensis · collected 1909–2004Species page ›

Melicope kaalaensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2004-03-31.

Melicope kaalaensis observed 2004-03-31

2004-03-31

Hawaii, 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 kaalaensis. BISH 67409. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956176722. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/67409.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956176722 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026