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Melicope volcanica
As recorded: Melicope volcanica (A.Gray) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Giffard, W.M.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 9, 1927
- Locality
- Kilauea, Kau, Bird Forest
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 128 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 August 9, 1927, Giffard, W.M. also collected 12 other specimens.
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Botany
Dryopteris fuscoatra
Botany
Melicope hawaiensis
Botany
Microlepia setosa
Botany
Myoporum sandwicense
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Ochrosia kilaueaensis
Botany
Pellaea ternifolia
Botany
Psilotum nudum
Botany
Psychotria hawaiiensis
Botany
Sapindus saponaria
Botany
Touchardia oahuensis
Botany
Melicope volcanica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-04-12.
2023-04-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2009-05-12
Maui 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 volcanica. BISH 67804. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956206409. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/67804.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956206409 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026