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Melicope anisata

(H.Mann) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone (1989)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Rutaceae Genus: Melicope

mokehana, mokihana

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Shrubs or sometimes shrubby trees 2–8 m tall, new growth minutely and sparsely minutely appressed puberulent with ephemeral grayish hairs, and with a waxy scurf, soon glabrate.

Stems: Stems lax, few–branched.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Opposite. Blades elliptic or oblong–elliptic, sometimes very broadly elliptic or elliptic–obovate, 4–21 cm long, often more than 10 cm long, 1–11.5 cm wide. Apex rounded to obtuse, ± emarginate. Base rounded to cuneate. Surfaces glabrate, densely glandular punctate, petioles glabrate; blades strongly pungent with anise odor, especially when crushed, thin, coriaceous. Margins entire, flat or revolute. Veins usually dull brown or somewhat reddish, primary lateral veins usually 8–20 pairs, conspicuous, venation pinnate, higher order venation forming a reticulate pattern. Petioles 5–50 mm long, glabrate. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers 1–3(–5) in axillary cymes usually less than 2 cm long, peduncles 1–5 mm long, slender at anthesis, pedicels usually 2– 4 mm long, bracteoles minute, deltate, bracts small, opposite. Calyx of 4 sepals; sepals broadly ovate, 2–2.5 mm long and wide, glabrate, imbricate. Corolla of 4 petals, valvate, deltate–ovate, 5–7 mm long, ca. 3.5 mm wide, glabrous. Stamens 8, in 2 whorls, distinct, reduced but always present in functionally pistillate flowers. Ovary superior, glabrous, ovary 4-celled and 4-lobed, carpels connate, only slightly distinct at apex to almost entirely distinct; ovules 2 per cell, hemitropous, 1 ascending; style 1, terminating in 4 short stigmatic branches.

Fruit: Capsules yellowish green; cuboid to subglobose; 7–13 mm long; 9–14 mm wide; carpels completely connate; apex with a shallow depression; exocarp glabrous; densely glandular punctate and with a strong anise odor; endocarp glabrous. Seeds 1(2) per carpel; 4–6 mm long; glossy black when ripe; crustaceous; ovoid; sometimes angled from compression; embryo straight in fleshy endosperm; radicle short; cotyledons compressed; ovate; putamen brown; warty.

Ploidy:

Habitat: Common in diverse mesic to wet forest.

Elevation Range: 370–1,220(–1,360) m.

Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

  • Seed capsules used in lei (Abbott 1992:125; Krauss 1993:77) and for scenting kapa due to the strong anise-scent of the plant (Abbott 1992:58; Krauss 1993:70).

CULTURE

  • Ke 'ala laua‘e, ‘ea ‘ea/ ‘O ka pua mokihana, ‘ea ‘ea line in "Na Hala o Naue" "Lei ana i ka mokihana" line in "Maika‘i Kaua‘i" (Elbert & Mahoe 1970).

PROPAGATION/CULTIVATION

  • The fruit of Melicope anisata is a squarish, yellow-green capsule about 1/2 inch long. The capsule has a strong anise fragrance. There are 4 compartments in the capsule and each will have 1 or 2 glossy black seeds about 1/8 inch long.
  • Lilleeng-Rosenberger used a 6 day cold water soak as a seed pretreatment. These seeds took 6 months to germinate.
  • In his germination studies, Obata found that untreated seeds of Melicope anisata had germination rates ranging from 30 to 75%. (Lilleeng-Rosenberger 1996; Obata 1967; Wagner 1990) [Data from Herring, E. C., & Criley, R. A. (2003). The Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Web Site: Developing a Webbased Information Resource. HortTechnology, 13(3), 545-548. https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/hawnprop/]

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Taxon 38: 122 (1989)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1183 (K [as Pelea anisata]); Hartley & Stone 1989:122 (COMBNOV, Syn. P. anisata = M. anisata)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Melicope anisata Mts. above Ka Loko reservoir Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 562 Kauai BISH 1916-10-10
2 Melicope anisata Wahiawa Mts Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 225 Kauai BISH 1909-08-01
3 Melicope anisata Waimea Drainage Basin, West side Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 850 Kauai BISH 1917-07-03
4 Melicope anisata Halemanu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 1992 Kauai BISH 1909-02-14
5 Melicope anisata Hanalei Preserved_Specimen Mann, H. 557 Kauai BISH 1864-01-01
6 Melicope anisata Halemanu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 1994 Kauai BISH 1909-02-14
7 Melicope anisata Kauai Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 322 Kauai BISH 1909-09-01
8 Melicope anisata Awaawapuhi valley, Honopu. In forest Preserved_Specimen Stone, B.C. 1585 Kauai BISH 1956-12-29
9 Melicope anisata Kauai Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2870 Kauai BISH 1895-09-10
10 Melicope anisata Kaholuamano Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 323 Kauai BISH 1909-09-01
11 Melicope anisata Waimea, between Kokee and Kilohana Preserved_Specimen Skottsberg, C.J.F. 986 Kauai BISH 1922-10-27
12 Melicope anisata Wahiawa ? Preserved_Specimen Lydgate, J.M. Kauai BISH
13 Melicope anisata Holokele Preserved_Specimen Faurie, A. 214 Kauai BISH 1910-03-01
14 Melicope anisata Halemanu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 195466 Kauai BISH 1909-02-14
15 Melicope anisata Pole Line Trail, Hanalei side Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 2465 Kauai BISH 1972-05-31
16 Melicope anisata Pihea Trail Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. 467 Kauai BISH 1987-06-19
17 Melicope anisata Kaholuamanu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 52975296 Kauai BISH 1909-09-01
18 Melicope anisata Waimea, between Kokee and Kilohana Preserved_Specimen Skottsberg, C.J.F. 983 Kauai BISH 1922-10-29
19 Melicope anisata Wahiawa Mts Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 285 Kauai BISH 1909-08-01
20 Melicope anisata Waimea Preserved_Specimen Knudsen 200 Kauai BISH
21 Melicope anisata Kauai Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH
22 Melicope anisata Kokee forest Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH 1956-02-01
23 Melicope anisata Kauai Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH 1916-10-01
24 Melicope anisata Kauai Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Kauai BISH 1924-01-01
25 Melicope anisata Kauai Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH
26 Melicope anisata Pihea Trail Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. Kauai BISH 1990-02-17
27 Melicope anisata Pihea Trail Preserved_Specimen Landgraf, L. Kauai BISH 1986-02-15
28 Melicope anisata Kauai Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH 1956-10-01
29 Melicope anisata Hii Mts Preserved_Specimen Lydgate, J.M. Kauai BISH
30 Melicope anisata Wailua Mts Preserved_Specimen Lydgate, J.M. Kauai BISH
31 Melicope anisata Kauai Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. Kauai BISH
32 Melicope anisata Powerline trail. North end Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 149 Kauai BISH 1909-08-06
33 Melicope anisata Kokee, northwest Kauai. 200 Yds. behind cottages at Kokee Lodge, near Kokee Tracking Station Preserved_Specimen Scheuer, P.J. 1474 Kauai BISH 1964-02-10
34 Melicope anisata Haupu Mts Preserved_Specimen Stone, B.C. 1626 Kauai BISH 1956-12-31
35 Melicope anisata Waimea, Kokee, Awaawapuhi Trail Preserved_Specimen Lane, I.E. 620 Kauai BISH 1947-01-01
36 Melicope anisata Molokele Preserved_Specimen Faurie, A. 5 Kauai BISH 1910-03-01
37 Melicope anisata Ridge to Mt. Kahili; eastern side ridge from the jeep road to the microwave relay station Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 2452 Kauai BISH 1972-05-30
38 Melicope anisata Hanalei Preserved_Specimen Mann, H. 557 Kauai BISH 1864-01-01
39 Melicope anisata Haupu Rain forest. Preserved_Specimen Tree. Ht. 7 m. MacDaniels, L.H. 878 Kauai BISH 1927-02-26
40 Melicope anisata Na Pali - Kona Forest Reserve, Alakai Swamp Trail mesic forest Preserved_Specimen shrub to 6 m Annable, C.R. 3795 Kauai BISH 1998-02-02
41 Melicope anisata Wainiha-Manoa drainage. Edge of pali Wet forest. Preserved_Specimen 2 ft. shrub Christensen, C. 320 Kauai BISH 1978-03-04
42 Melicope anisata Waimea District. Kumuwela, slopes west of Poomau stream Metrosideros Cheirodendron montane wet forest, 80-95% closed, 8-12 m tall canopy, some emergent Metrosieros 20 m tall Psychotria mariniana, Santalum pyruliarium, Bobea brevipes, Kadua affinis, Coprosma waimeae, Melicope barbigera, Dodonaea viscosa, Dianella sandwicensis, Sphenomeris chinensis, Doodia kunthiana, Dropt Preserved_Specimen tree, 2 m tall, in early flowers, common with M. barbigera, M. feddei, M. ovata Wood, K.R. 15334 Kauai BISH 2013-01-10
43 Melicope anisata Haupu rain forest. Preserved_Specimen Tree. Ht. 7 m. MacDaniels, L.H. 878 Kauai BISH 1927-02-26
44 Melicope anisata East fork, Kilauea River Rain forest. Preserved_Specimen Small tree. Ht. 5 m. MacDaniels, L.H. 658 Kauai BISH 1927-02-11
45 Melicope anisata Upper Awaawapuhi valley. In side gully on N side of valley Growing in a stnd of large Dodonaea viscosa indivuduals forming an open canopy with Pleomele aurea. Erigeron karvinskianus and Kalanchoe pinnata dominating the understory. Preserved_Specimen Large, sprawling shrub, 3 m high, 5 m across. Opposite lvs with strong anise fragrance. Capsules dehiscent, remaining on stem. See accessionedc with Living Collections (081018) Trauernicht, C. 610 Kauai BISH 2008-11-12
46 Melicope anisata Waimea District. Kuia Natural Area Reserve. Kaunuohua Ridge west and below Hwy. 550 Mixed forest dominated by Acacia koa and Metrosideros polymorpha. Growing with Pelea spp. (Flynn 3369 & 3370), Claoxylon, Coprosma and Alyxia. Preserved_Specimen Slender tree of 12 ft. Leaves glossy green above, paler below. Fruit yellowish-green, strongly anise scented. Flynn, T.W. 3371 Kauai BISH 1989-05-10
47 Melicope anisata Kauai Very common in forest. Preserved_Specimen leaves and especially capsules strongly anise-scented. Flowers yellowish or faintly pinkish. Capsules pale cuboid. Stone, B.C. 3331 Kauai BISH 1960-04-12
48 Melicope anisata Near west rim of Kalalau Valley Dark forest. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 27147 Kauai BISH 1960-11-29
49 Melicope anisata Awaawapuhi valley, Honopu Shrub in forest. Preserved_Specimen Pungent anise-scented leaves. Capsules cuboidal. Stone, B.C. 1597 Kauai BISH 1956-12-29
50 Melicope anisata Hanalei District, Kokee State Park. Kalalau Valley near mi 18.6. Steep, forested slope in SE corner of valley Metrosideros dominated forest. On steep slope, N. exposure; with Coprosma, Nestegis, Myrsine, Cheirodendron and understory of Pneumatopteris, Diplazium and Sadleria. Preserved_Specimen Treelet of six ft. Flynn, T.W. 2248 Kauai BISH 1987-07-16
51 Melicope anisata Waimea Canyon State Park; mile 11.3 of Hwy 550 Waimea Canyon in remnant forest on steep, dry slope. Growing with Zanthoxylum kauaense, Z. dipetalum, Myrsine and Acacia. Preserved_Specimen Sprawling shrub of seven ft. Fruit with a very strong anise odour. Flynn, T.W. 2213 Kauai BISH 1987-05-21
52 Melicope anisata Mohihi River, Waimea Open ohia forest. Preserved_Specimen 4 m. shrub. Leaves [illegable word] shining with strong anise odor. St.John, H. 19991 Kauai BISH 1939-02-12
53 Melicope anisata Vicinity forest ranger station at Kokee, pipeline trail transition between wet and dry forest Preserved_Specimen small tree, lianoid at first, branches long and sparsely foliose with long internodes; fruits whitish-green Stern, W.L. 1314 Kauai BISH 1961-08-01
54 Melicope anisata Northwest Kauai, near Kokee Tracking Station. Behind cottages at Kokee Lodge Growing with Pterotropia, Tetraplasandra, Pelea barbigera. Preserved_Specimen Scheuer, P.J. 1480 Kauai BISH 1964-02-10
55 Melicope anisata Kokee, Nualolo-Kumuwela Trail In open woods, with native plants, crowded by blackberry vines. Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. 417 Kauai BISH 1959-07-01
56 Melicope anisata Kalualea, Koloa forested. Preserved_Specimen Not conspicuously fragrant. Degener, O. 13017 Kauai BISH 1939-12-31
57 Melicope anisata Awaawapuhi ridge On hunters trail following shallow drainage to N of main ridge trail. Diverse mesic forest. 10 m Metrosideros canopy with Dodonaea, Coprosma, Psychotria greenwelliae, Cheirodendron trigynum, Rubus argutus, Hedychium, Carex meyenii, and Erigeron ground cover. Preserved_Specimen Shrub 2 m tall. Fls green, inconspicuous. Whole plant with strong anix fragrance. Growing in small st and of conspecifics. Trauernicht, C. 745 Kauai BISH 2009-02-19
58 Melicope anisata Hanalei District, Kokee State Park. Hwy 550 near mi 18.8 Metrosideros dominated forest with Sadleria, Perrottetia, Myrsine, and Scaevola. Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 2254 Kauai BISH 1987-07-16
59 Melicope anisata Waimea District. Koaie, headwater gulches and forested slopes, north of Mohihi-Waialae trail. Metrosderos-Cheirodendron montane wet forest with Dicranopteris-Diplopterygium-Sticherus matting ferns with Leptecophylla tameiameiae, Vaccinium calycinum, Broussaisia arguta, Kadua affinis, Peperomia hesperomannii, Gahnia vitiensis kauaiensis, G. beecheyi, Coprosma waimeae, Melicope clusiifolia, M. wa Preserved_Specimen diffusely branched tree, 4 m long, with fruit, common. Wood, K.R. 15723 Kauai BISH 2013-11-13
60 Melicope anisata Kumuwela Ridge, Kokee State Park Open forest of Acacia koa. Preserved_Specimen Small tree 12 ft., 2 in. diam. Little Jr., E.L. 31163 Kauai BISH 1976-08-31
61 Melicope anisata Waimea DISTR. Waimea AHU. Tr 2(10-11) Alaka'u/Swamp, in little depression at stream crossing. Wet 'ohi'a forest with other native trees and a treefern and native shrub understory. Preserved_Specimen Shrub; 2m tall. Higashino, P.K. 9629 Kauai BISH 1981-05-12
62 Melicope anisata kawaikoi-Kalalau ridge Rain forest undershrub. Preserved_Specimen Scandent shrub. Fruit green to brown. Bryan Jr., E.H. 1475 Kauai BISH 1940-08-02
63 Melicope anisata Kokee, Awaawapuhi Trail, Honopu Tree in mesic forest. Preserved_Specimen All parts strongly fragrant of anise. Stone, B.C. 3331 Kauai BISH 1960-04-12
64 Melicope anisata Awaawapuhi valley, Honopu In mesic forest. Preserved_Specimen anise-scented small tree. Pearsall, G.A. Kauai BISH 1959-12-29
65 Melicope anisata Near west rim of Kalalau Valley Dark forest. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 27146 Kauai BISH 1960-11-29
66 Melicope anisata Waimea, upper Makaha, near Milolii Rd. Metrosideros-Acacia montane mesic forest w/ Planchonella sandwicensis, Melicope ovata, M. peduncularis, M. barbigera, Dracaena aurea, Euphorbia artococca, Myrsine lanaiensis, Dodonaea viscosa, Psychotria mariniana, P. greenwelliae, Wikstroem... Preserved_Specimen Shrub, low spreading 3-4 m wide, variegated leaves, some fruit. K.R. Wood 19609 Kauai BISH 2024-09-15
67 Melicope anisata Kokee State Park Assoc. with Metrosideros, Pouteria, Elaeocarpus, and Rubiaceae. Preserved_Specimen Small, shrubby tree with glossy foliage. Midrib on abaxial surface purplish. All parts with strong anise odor. Herbst, D.R. 1054 Kauai BISH 1968-04-15
68 Melicope anisata Kumuwela Ridge, Waimea Moist woods. Preserved_Specimen 10 ft. shrub St.John, H. 13818 Kauai BISH 1933-12-28
69 Melicope anisata Kokee, bank above Kauaikinana Stream. South-east of the small dam In wet forest on a N-S slope with other peleas. Preserved_Specimen Fragrant of anise. A small tree with pale yellow green young fruits (often tinged with pink). Stone, B.C. 3394 Kauai BISH 1960-04-14
70 Melicope anisata Rim of Kalalau valley In open rainforest. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 27311 Kauai BISH 1961-03-01
71 Melicope anisata Headwaters of the N. fork of Wailua River, area called The Blue Hole or The Crater, just E. of Mts. Waialeale and Kawaikini Deep valley surrounded by steep cliffs c. 1,000 m. high laced with waterfalls; low primary vegetation of small, stunted trees 1-2 m. tall, numberous pteridophytes, and Gunnera over saturated, rocky ground. Preserved_Specimen Shrub 1.5 m. tall with strong anise odor, buds green. Scarce locally. Lorence, D.H. 5393 Kauai BISH 1987-07-23
72 Melicope anisata Awaawapuhi valley, Honopu In forest, mesic conditions, canopy c.55 ft. tall. Preserved_Specimen small tree Stone, B.C. 1584 Kauai BISH 1956-12-29
73 Melicope anisata Kaunuohua Ridge between Kilohana Lookout at Puu o Kila and Pihea Wet forest. Preserved_Specimen Stern, W.L. 1245 Kauai BISH 1961-08-01
74 Melicope anisata Hanalei-Kalihikai Ridge, Power Line Trail In dense woods. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 10964 Kauai BISH 1931-01-02
75 Melicope anisata Northwest Kauai, near Kokee Tracking Station. Behind cottages at Kokee Lodge Growing with Pterotropia. Tetraplasandra, Pelea clusiifolia. Preserved_Specimen Inflorescences with only one flower; four nearly separate carpels. Scheuer, P.J. 1481 Kauai BISH 1964-02-10
76 Melicope anisata Kokee Open forest. Preserved_Specimen Tree MacDaniels, L.H. 780 Kauai BISH 1927-02-18
77 Melicope anisata Hanalei District, Honopu, W of National Guard Station. Metrosideros polymorpha-Dicranopteris linearis, Diplopterygium pinnatum, Sticherus owhyhensis, mesic to transitional wet forest and drainage w Bobea brevipes, Ilex anomala, Wikstroemia furcata, Claoxylon sandwicensis, Acicia koa, Preserved_Specimen Shrub, scandent w arching branches, in flower Wood, K.R. 19475 Kauai BISH 2024-03-24
78 Melicope anisata Along Kalalau Trail, Kokee In rain forest. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 8537 Kauai BISH 1926-07-04
79 Melicope anisata Koloa District: Lihue-Koloa Forest Reserve, Wahiawa Mountains just NE of Wahiawa Bog, along northern fork of Wahiawa Stream, NW of Mt. Kahili Primary wet forest with Metrosideros polymorpha, Syzygium, Ilex, Antidesma, and Tetraplasandra. Occasional, clearings in low forest. Preserved_Specimen Slender tree 3 m. tall, foliage anise scenter. Flowers & fruit green, carpels connate along most of length. Lorence, D.H. 6343 Kauai BISH 1989-03-13
80 Melicope anisata Kokee State Park Assoc. with Metrosideros, Pouteria, Elaeocarpus, and Rubiaceae. Preserved_Specimen Small, shrubby tree with glossy foliage; midrib on abaxial surface purplish. All parts with strong anise odor. Herbst, D.R. 1054 Kauai BISH 1968-04-15
81 Melicope anisata Nualolo Trail. Na Pali-Kona Forest Reservation In woods. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 10825 Kauai BISH 1930-12-28
82 Melicope anisata Waimea District. Waimea Canyon, Napali-Kona Forest Reserve, Koaia Canyon, above Lonomea Camp, down river from the Root Trail. Degraded Diverse Mesic Forest W/ Dracaena aurea, Artemisia, Boehmeria grandis, Planchonella sandwicensis, Hibiscus waimeae, Metrosideros, Dodonaea viscosa, Diospyros sandwicensis, Kalanchoe, Psidium guajava, Rubus rosifolius, Neph Preserved_Specimen Large sprawling shrub 10 ft tall. Leaves dark green shiny. Tangalin, N. 2020 Kauai BISH 2009-06-03
83 Melicope anisata North side of north fork of Kamooloa Stream in gulch leading up the ridge, inland from waterfall Rain forest. Near Strengylodon. Preserved_Specimen 12 ft. tree. Christensen, C. 73 Kauai BISH 1976-10-23
84 Melicope anisata Hanalei District; Honopu Metrosideros polymorpha Mesic to wet forest Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima, M. polymorpha var. dieteri, Dodonaea viscosa, Cheirodendron trigynum, Dicranopteris linearis, Diplopterygium pinnatum, Psychotria mariniana, P. greenwelliae Preserved_Specimen Diffuse shrub about 4 ft long Walsh, S. 749 Kauai BISH 2020-04-30
85 Melicope anisata Kokee, Waimea Wet woods. Preserved_Specimen 20 ft. tree. St.John, H. 13853 Kauai BISH 1933-12-28
86 Melicope anisata Kokee State Park, on slope of Awaawapuhi Gulch Growing in shaded site. Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 5015 Kauai BISH 1983-08-28
87 Melicope anisata Kokee. Kumuwela trail Open woods, crowded by blackberry vines. Among native trees and shrubs. Preserved_Specimen A slender shrub, about 12 ft. high. Pearsall, G.A. 416 Kauai BISH 1959-07-08
88 Melicope anisata Nualolo trail, Na Pali-Kona Forest Reserve Woods. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 10823 Kauai BISH 1930-12-28
89 Melicope anisata Waimea District, Kokee State Park, NW side of Kumuwela Ridge along Kumuwela Ridge Road at 1.5 miles south of Mohihi Road Distrubed mixed mesophytic forest of Metrosideros & Acacia koa invaded by Rubus & Passiflora. Occasional, forest understory. Preserved_Specimen Treelet 2 m. tall, all parts strongly anise scented, fruits pale yellow. Lorence, D.H. 5278 Kauai BISH 1987-07-01
90 Melicope anisata Waimea District. Mohihi-Waialae Trail, N side of Trail. Metrosideros-Dicranopteris-Cheirodendron Wet Forest W/ Metrosideros, Dodonaea viscosa, Cyanea leptostegia, Vaccinium calycinum, Melicope anisata, Syzygium sandwicensis, Phytolacca, Dianella, Wikstroemia furcata, Kadua affinis, Pleomele, Cyrtandra longi Preserved_Specimen Small sprawling shrub, common, 6 ft. tall, light green fruits w/ anise smell. Tangalin, N. 2086 Kauai BISH 2009-07-02
91 Melicope anisata 5.4 miles from Kokee Lodge toward Alakai Swamp In eucalyptus forest. Trailing through shrubs and small trees, vine-like in habit. Preserved_Specimen Fruits light green, very fragrant, odor like licorice. Crosby, M.R. 1450 Kauai BISH 1964-06-18
92 Melicope anisata NW of Kalaheo, above Alexander Reservoir near Kanaele Swamp. 1/4 mile north of swamp In low wet rain forest with Metrosideros, Antidesma, Eugenia, etc. Preserved_Specimen Tree 20 ft. tall. Henrickson, J.S. 3997 Kauai BISH 1969-07-31
93 Melicope anisata West rim of Kalalau Valley Dark woods Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 27154 Kauai BISH 1960-11-29
94 Melicope anisata Kokee, S of ranger station, pipeline trail rain forest Preserved_Specimen ~2 m shrub, anise smell Dreyer, D. 210 Kauai BISH 1971-08-08
95 Melicope anisata Waimea District. Awaawapuhi, north facing slopes Metrosideros-Acaia montane mesic forest w/ Alphitonia ponderosa, xylosma Hawaiiensis, antidesmia platyphylla, bobea brevipes, myrsine lanaiensis, Dodonaea viscosa, Planchonella sandwicensis, wikstroemia furcata, Leptecophylla tameameiae, ka Preserved_Specimen Tree, 3 m tall, diffuse branches, in early fruit, occasional with M. ovata, M. barbigera, and M. haupuensis Wood, K.R. 16369 Kauai BISH 2015-03-20
96 Melicope anisata Haupu, near summit Exposed slope. Preserved_Specimen Shrub, 3 m. height. Fruit deeply parted, about 1.3 cm. diam. MacDaniels, L.H. 888 Kauai BISH 1927-02-26
97 Melicope anisata Honopu. Awaawa'puhi In forest. Preserved_Specimen Shrub. Leaves anise-scented. Stone, B.C. 1597 Kauai BISH 1956-12-29
98 Melicope anisata Kokee state park, Awaswapuhi trail about 5 miles in In Acacia koa-Metrosideros mesic forest with Elaeocarpus bifidus, Myrsine lessertiana, Perrottetia sandwicensis, Cyrtandra longiflora, Cyrtandra kauaiensis, Psychotria greenwelliae, Diplazium sandwichianum, Ilex anomala, Kadua affinis, Sadleria, Myrsine alyxfolia, Rubus argutus, Myrica faya, Hedychium gardnerianum. Preserved_Specimen Shrub 3 m high with fls. Perlman, S. 21325 Kauai BISH 2009-01-08
99 Melicope anisata Makaha Valley, c. two miles down Makaha Ridge Road Preserved_Specimen Sprawling, much branched shrub to 10 ft. Flowers axillary among leaves and along stem below leaves, single to four or five per cluster. Petals whitish green, glandular, 5 mm. Stigma four-lobed. Stamens eight, intwo sets. Leaves dark, shiny green Flynn, T.W. 1175 Kauai BISH 1985-08-21
100 Melicope anisata Halemanu, Kokee In rain forest. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 8530 Kauai BISH 1926-06-27
101 Melicope anisata Near beginning of Awaawapuhi Trail Preserved_Specimen Shrub with long, lax branches. All parts with strong anise odor. Herbst, D.R. 2119 Kauai BISH 1971-09-04
102 Melicope anisata Power line trail Preserved_Specimen Tree. Ht. 4 m. Anise-scented. MacDaniels, L.H. 708 Kauai BISH 1927-02-14
103 Melicope anisata Kokee, Na Pali-Kona Forest Reserve Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 10701 Kauai BISH 1930-12-26
104 Melicope anisata Kokee, S of ranger station, pipeline trail Preserved_Specimen spreading bush, anise smell Dreyer, D. 209 Kauai BISH 1971-08-08
105 Melicope anisata Awaawapuhi Trail Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. 257 Kauai BISH 1987-06-16
106 Melicope anisata Halemanu Preserved_Specimen Small tree. Ht. 5 m. MacDaniels, L.H. 779 Kauai BISH 1927-02-18
107 Melicope anisata Kaholuamano Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 1974 Kauai BISH 1909-03-03
108 Melicope anisata Awaawapuhi Trail, Honopu, Preserved_Specimen occasional in koa forest, 5m shrub. strongly anise-scented. St.John, H. 26013 Kauai BISH 1956-12-29
109 Melicope anisata Kaholuamano Preserved_Specimen fruiting branch. Rock, J.F.C. 5297 Kauai BISH 1909-09-01
110 Melicope anisata unknown Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 5288 BISH 1909-01-01
111 Melicope anisata West rim of Kalalau Valley Preserved_Specimen 10 ft. tree Degener, O. 21556 Kauai BISH 1932-07-13
112 Melicope anisata Milolii Trail from Kokee Preserved_Specimen Topping, D.L. 12953 Kauai BISH 1924-08-11
113 Melicope anisata Kaholuamano Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 1967 Kauai BISH 1909-03-03
114 Melicope anisata NW end of Alakai Swamp. Na Pali-Kona Forest Reservation In woods. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 10775 Kauai BISH 1930-12-27
115 Melicope anisata Forest road east of Kokee Preserved_Specimen Sweet-scented. Alexander, A.M. 5206 Kauai BISH 1947-03-08
116 Melicope anisata along Nualolo Trail in Kokee State Park Preserved_Specimen Dreyer, D. 205 Kauai BISH 1971-08-06
117 Melicope anisata Honopu Preserved_Specimen Lane, I.E. 620 Kauai BISH
118 Melicope anisata Waimea Preserved_Specimen Knudsen 6412711 Kauai BISH
119 Melicope anisata Vicinity of Wahiawa Swamp Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 225 Kauai BISH 1909-08-01
120 Melicope anisata Kokee. Kumuwela Forest. Above the Kumuwela lookout Preserved_Specimen Small tree. Fragrant of anise. Stone, B.C. Kauai BISH 1960-04-12
121 Melicope anisata Waimea Preserved_Specimen Faurie, A. 184 Kauai BISH 1910-03-01
122 Melicope anisata Growing on sharp crest of ridge between Alakai Swamp and Kokee Tracking Station, with Elaphoglossum hirtum, Camphusia, Sadleria, Perrottetia, etc Preserved_Specimen Gillett, G.W. 1546 Kauai BISH 1964-04-11
123 Melicope anisata Hanalei Preserved_Specimen Faurie, A. 182 Kauai BISH 1910-02-01
124 Melicope anisata Kokee. northwest Kauai. 200 yds. behind cottages at Kokee Lodge, near Kokee Tracking Station Preserved_Specimen Scheuer, P.J. 1476 Kauai BISH 1964-02-10
125 Melicope anisata Holokele Preserved_Specimen Faurie, A. 6 Kauai BISH 1910-03-01
126 Melicope anisata Halemanu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 232966 Kauai BISH 1909-02-14
127 Melicope anisata Kauai Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2870 Kauai BISH 1895-09-10
128 Melicope anisata Waimea Preserved_Specimen Knudsen 200 Kauai BISH
129 Melicope anisata Kokee Camp; hillside behind Maile Cabin. Preserved_Specimen Stone, B.C. 3393 Kauai BISH 1960-04-14
130 Melicope anisata Waimea, Na Pali-Kona forest reserve, south of Kumuwela road and Waininiua road junction, and west of Kumuwela road Preserved_Specimen Chock, A.K. 1115 Kauai BISH 1953-09-02
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