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Melicope sessilis

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Melicope sessilis

As recorded: Melicope sessilis (H.Lév.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae

Collected by: Rock, J.F.C.
Collector number: 8188
Date: August 1, 1910
Locality: West Maui, Honokawai gulch
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 1,372 m
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

45 Bishop specimens of Melicope sessilis · collected 1900–2023Species page ›

Melicope sessilis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1910. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-20.

Melicope sessilis observed 2025-03-20

2025-03-20

Maui County, US-HI, US

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

Melicope sessilis observed 2024-10-21

2024-10-21

Hawaii, US

(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope sessilis observed 2024-09-13

2024-09-13

Hawaii, US

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

Melicope sessilis observed 2024-09-13

2024-09-13

Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Kaunakakai, HI, US

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

Melicope sessilis observed 2024-08-13

2024-08-13

Hawaii, US

(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope sessilis observed 2003-09-16

2003-09-16

Molokai, Hawaii, USA

(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 sessilis. BISH 696713. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956557522. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/696713.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956557522 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026