
Melicope feddei
hiiaka
As recorded: Melicope feddei (H.Lév.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1062 K
- Date
- July 3, 1917
- Locality
- Waimea Drainage Basin, W. Side; U.S.G.S trail, mauka side, away from Kauaikinana Stream
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 July 3, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Melicope feddei observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-07-26.

2023-07-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-08-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-07-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-06-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-07-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-02-22
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 feddei. BISH 67704. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956438904. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/67704.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956438904 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
