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Melicope volcanica
As recorded: Melicope volcanica (A.Gray) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.
- Collector number
- FRW 1242
- Date
- July 21, 1977
- Locality
- Keauhou Ahupuaa, E slope of Mauna Loa, ca. 1 km N of Volcano Golf Course Subdivision. Transect 32, Station 39.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,300 m
- Identified by
- Thomas, M.K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 21, 1977, Warshauer, F.R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Melicope volcanica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-04-12.

2023-04-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-05-12
Maui County, US-HI, 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 volcanica. BISH 801249. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956351203. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/801249.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956351203 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
