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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
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- January 20, 1909
- Locality
- Ridge of Nuuanu nr Hillebrand Glen
- 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 January 20, 1909, Forbes, C.N. also collected 13 other specimens.
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Acanthospermum australe
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Diospyros sandwicensis
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Euphorbia multiformis
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Euphorbia multiformis
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Galinsoga parviflora
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Grona triflora
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Ipomoea alba
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Macromitrium piliferum
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Psychotria kaduana
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Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
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Vaccinium dentatum
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Melicope rotundifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. 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 708651. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956145403. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/708651.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956145403 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026