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Melochia umbellata
toilet paper tree
As recorded: Melochia umbellata (Houtt.) Stapf
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.
- Collector number
- 7779
- Date
- April 29, 2014
- Locality
- Koloa District. Kalaheo. Puu Road.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 176 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 29, 2014, Flynn, T.W. also collected 1 other specimen.
Melochia umbellata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2014. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 134 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-06.
2026-10-06
Kalanianaole St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-05
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-18
Keaau, HI, US
(c) kaleewashere, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-18
22nd Ave, Keaau, HI, US
(c) kaleewashere, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-16
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-30
Kuhio Hwy, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Chris Havran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Melochia umbellata. BISH 768476. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956226316. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/768476.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956226316 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026