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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.
- Collector number
- 2375
- Date
- July 23, 1927
- Locality
- W Maui, ridge north of Pohakea Gulch
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 23, 1927, Degener, O. also collected 11 other specimens.
Melicope hawaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. 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 689847. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956332004. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/689847.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956332004 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
