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Melicope rotundifolia
As recorded: Melicope rotundifolia (A.Gray) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 16, 1908
- Locality
- Palolo
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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 August 16, 1908, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 5 other specimens.
Melicope rotundifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1908. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-22.

2026-03-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-03
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-12-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melicope rotundifolia. BISH 67732. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956398603. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/67732.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956398603 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
