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Melicope ovata
As recorded: Melicope ovata (H.St.John & Hume) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Tangalin, N.; Demotta, M.M. DeMotta →Natalia Tangalin →
- Collector number
- 1980
- Date
- April 15, 2009
- Locality
- Mahanaloa Valley; below Kuia confluence; just E of the Euphorbia exclosure
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 701 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Melicope ovata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2009. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-09.

2026-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-03-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2007-05-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melicope ovata. BISH 748303. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956324988. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/748303.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956324988 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
