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Melicope ovata

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Melicope ovata

As recorded: Melicope ovata (H.St.John & Hume) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae

Collected by: Stone, B.C.
Collector number: 3391
Date: April 14, 1960
Locality: Kokee camp, above Waimea, Kauaikinana stream banks
Island: Kauaʻi
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

72 Bishop specimens of Melicope ovata · collected 1909–2020Species page ›

Melicope ovata observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-09.

Melicope ovata observed 2026-05-09

2026-05-09

Hawaii, US

(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope ovata observed 2026-01-30

2026-01-30

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope ovata observed 2016-03-27

2016-03-27

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope ovata observed 2007-05-23

2007-05-23

Hawaii, US

(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Melicope ovata. BISH 706443. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956542713. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/706443.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956542713 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026