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Melicope peduncularis
As recorded: Melicope peduncularis (H.Lév.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 20294
- Date
- May 17, 1942
- Locality
- Kaau Crater, Palolo
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 488 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 17, 1942, St.John, H. also collected 12 other specimens.
Melicope peduncularis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1942. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-07-12.

2024-07-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-29
Kauai 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 peduncularis. BISH 67617.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956358118. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/67617.2.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956358118 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
