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Melicope waialealae

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BISH 67874.2Botany

Melicope waialealae

As recorded: Melicope waialealae (Wawra) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 900.K
Date: July 3, 1917
Locality: W side, Waimea Drainage Basin (Alakai Swamp)
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

56 Bishop specimens of Melicope waialealae · collected 1895–2023Species page ›

Melicope waialealae observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-19.

Melicope waialealae observed 2024-12-19

2024-12-19

Hawaii, US

(c) JJ Jackson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope waialealae observed 2024-11-23

2024-11-23

Hawaii, US

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

Melicope waialealae observed 2024-08-13

2024-08-13

Hawaii, US

(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope waialealae observed 2024-06-18

2024-06-18

Hawaii, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Melicope waialealae observed 2024-02-26

2024-02-26

Hawaii, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Melicope waialealae observed 2024-01-18

2024-01-18

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 waialealae. BISH 67874.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956171186. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/67874.2.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956171186 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026