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Melodinus suaveolens
Mountain Orange
As recorded: Melodinus suaveolens (Hance) Champion ex Benth.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Beauchamp, R.M.
- Collector number
- 1154
- Date
- March 6, 1970
- Locality
- Pacific: Wong Nei Chong. Tai Tam Reservoir: Hong Kong Island
- Region
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Elevation
- 107 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 6, 1970, Beauchamp, R.M. also collected 6 other specimens.
Melodinus suaveolens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 236 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-27.
2026-09-27
香港荔枝窝
(c) 妖, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-02
Tai Po Kau Nature Trail, Tai Po Kau, New Territories, HK
(c) feiya_cc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-22
(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-31
Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong
(c) Dailun Shi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-11
Discovery Bay, New Territories, HK
(c) pabach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-11
Discovery Bay, New Territories, HK
(c) pabach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Melodinus suaveolens. BISH 79591. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956697359. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/79591.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956697359 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026