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Melicope barbigera

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BISH 67630Botany

Melicope barbigera

uahiapele

As recorded: Melicope barbigera A.Gray

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 873 K
Date: July 3, 1917
Locality: W Waimea drainage basin
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 barbigera · collected 1864–2024Species page ›

Melicope barbigera observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-09.

Melicope barbigera observed 2026-06-09

2026-06-09

Hawaii, US

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

Melicope barbigera observed 2025-10-30

2025-10-30

Hawaii, US

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

Melicope barbigera observed 2024-06-06

2024-06-06

Hawaii, US

(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope barbigera observed 2024-02-25

2024-02-25

Hawaii, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope barbigera observed 2023-04-05

2023-04-05

Hawaii, US

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

Melicope barbigera observed 2022-12-01

2022-12-01

Hawaii, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Melicope barbigera. BISH 67630. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956282050. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/67630.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956282050 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026