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Melicope peduncularis
As recorded: Melicope peduncularis (H.Lév.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Cowan, R.S.; Fosberg, F.R.R.S. Cowan →F. Raymond Fosberg →
- Collector number
- 857
- Date
- February 29, 1948
- Locality
- Lateral easterly ridge 1/4 mile N of Puu Kana, Waianae Range
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 838 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
Melicope peduncularis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-07-12.

2024-07-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-29
Kauai 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 peduncularis. BISH 706599. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956201062. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/706599.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956201062 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
