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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
- Christophersen, E.; Wilder, G.P.; Hume, E.P.Erling Christophersen →E.P. Hume →Gerrit Parmele Wilder →
- Collector number
- 1586
- Date
- February 12, 1931
- Locality
- Mauna Kapu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 550 m
- 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 February 12, 1931, Christophersen, E.; Wilder, G.P.; Hume, E.P. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Melicope peduncularis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. 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 706627. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956219106. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/706627.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956219106 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
