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Melicope kavaiensis
As recorded: Melicope kavaiensis (H.Mann) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Tangalin, N.; Castel, K.; Manini, E.; OSullivan, M.K. Castel →E. Manini →M. O'Sullivan →Natalia Tangalin →
- Collector number
- 2625
- Date
- July 20, 2012
- Locality
- Waimea District. Alakai Plateau, USGS Bog or Sincock 4 Bog.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,391 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 20, 2012, Tangalin, N.; Castel, K.; Manini, E.; OSullivan, M. also collected 1 other specimen.
Melicope kavaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2012. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-09-27.

2024-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-28
Hawaii, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-07
Hawaii, US
(c) embrines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Adrianna Nelson, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melicope kavaiensis. BISH 768080. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956465155. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/768080.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956465155 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
