
Melicope puberula
As recorded: Melicope puberula (H.St.John) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Rogers, K.; Alevizos, C.C. Alevizos →Kuykendall or Rogers →
- Date
- 2023
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Melicope puberula observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2023. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-03.

2025-12-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-06
Hawaii, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2015-01-08
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 puberula. BISH 793700. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956525321. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/793700.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956525321 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
