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Melicope spathulata
As recorded: Melicope spathulata A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 652.H
- Date
- June 2, 1915
- Locality
- Olaa Flume
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 2, 1915, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Melicope spathulata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 60 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-31.

2026-07-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Samuel Bosio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-08
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-18
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 spathulata. BISH 68088. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956546554. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/68088.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956546554 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
