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Melicope hawaiensis
manena
As recorded: Melicope hawaiensis (Wawra) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 28523
- Date
- August 13, 1963
- Locality
- head of Hulopoe Gulch
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 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 13, 1963, Degener, O.; Degener, I. also collected 14 other specimens.
Melicope hawaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-11.

2026-01-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-01-07
Hawaii, US
(c) kkaai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-06-22
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Eric Keith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-12-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2006-08-22
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2005-10-10
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 hawaiensis. BISH 688234. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956548083. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/688234.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956548083 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
