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Melicope kavaiensis

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Melicope kavaiensis

As recorded: Melicope kavaiensis (H.Mann) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae

Collected by: Rock, J.F.C.
Collector number: 4987
Date: September 24, 1909
Locality: Waialeale
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type: Preserved specimen

73 Bishop specimens of Melicope kavaiensis · collected 1864–2023Species page ›

Melicope kavaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-09-27.

Melicope kavaiensis observed 2024-09-27

2024-09-27

Hawaii, US

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

Melicope kavaiensis observed 2024-06-12

2024-06-12

Hawaii, US

(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope kavaiensis observed 2024-06-06

2024-06-06

Hawaii, US

(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope kavaiensis observed 2024-03-28

2024-03-28

Hawaii, US

(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope kavaiensis observed 2024-02-07

2024-02-07

Hawaii, US

(c) embrines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope kavaiensis observed 2023-11-10

2023-11-10

Hawaii, US

(c) Adrianna Nelson, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

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

Cite this specimen

Melicope kavaiensis. BISH 67429. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956607827. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/67429.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956607827 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026