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Melicope molokaiensis
As recorded: Melicope molokaiensis (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.; Bustamente, K.; Espaniola, J.Keahi M. Bustamente →James K. Espaniola →Hank L. Oppenheimer →
- Collector number
- H11509
- Date
- January 27, 2015
- Locality
- Olokui Natural Area Reserve, summit region, Wailau Stream drainage basin
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,340 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 27, 2015, Oppenheimer, H.L.; Bustamente, K.; Espaniola, J. also collected 2 other specimens.
Melicope molokaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2015. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2005-08-24.

2005-08-24
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2004-04-28
Hawaii, 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 molokaiensis. BISH 764775. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956373426. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/764775.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956373426 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
