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Melicope oahuensis
As recorded: Melicope oahuensis (H.Lév.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Ordonez, E.; Kepaa, J.Otto Degener →J. Kepaa →E. Ordonez →
- Collector number
- 12757
- Date
- March 31, 1940
- Locality
- NE Puu Kanehoa, ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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 March 31, 1940, Degener, O.; Ordonez, E.; Kepaa, J. also collected 7 other specimens.
Melicope oahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-11.
2025-05-11
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
2024-12-14
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-30
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melicope oahuensis. BISH 706427. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956186951. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/706427.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956186951 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026