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Melicope rotundifolia
As recorded: Melicope rotundifolia (A.Gray) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 16021
- Date
- September 1, 1917
- Locality
- Palolo Valley
- 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
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1917, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 11 other specimens.
Melicope rotundifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-22.

2026-03-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-03
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-12-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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 708609. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956561582. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/708609.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956561582 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
