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Melicope rotundifolia

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BISH 706617Botany

Melicope rotundifolia

As recorded: Melicope rotundifolia (A.Gray) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae

Collected by: MacDaniels, L.H.
Collector number: 470
Date: January 27, 1927
Locality: Palolo-Waialae ridge
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
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

61 Bishop specimens of Melicope rotundifolia · collected 1840–1985Species page ›

Melicope rotundifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-22.

Melicope rotundifolia observed 2026-03-22

2026-03-22

Hawaii, US

(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope rotundifolia observed 2026-03-22

2026-03-22

Hawaii, US

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope rotundifolia observed 2025-01-03

2025-01-03

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope rotundifolia observed 2024-06-07

2024-06-07

Hawaii, US

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

Melicope rotundifolia observed 2023-12-16

2023-12-16

Hawaii, US

(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melicope rotundifolia observed 2023-06-11

2023-06-11

Hawaii, US

(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Melicope rotundifolia. BISH 706617. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956187867. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/706617.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956187867 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026