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Melicope wawraeana

(Rock) 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

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Small trees 2–7 m tall.

Stems: New growth densely whitish to pale brown appressed pilose and with a waxy scurf, becoming glabrate.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Opposite. Blades elliptic, oblong–elliptic, or elliptic–obovate, 4–20(–30) cm long, 2–9(–10) cm wide. Apex rounded to obtuse, ± mucronulate or emarginate. Base rounded, cuneate, or weakly subcordate. Surfaces glabrous except midrib sparsely ephemerally puberulent, glossy and medium green on upper surface; lower surfaces paler, thin, coriaceous. Margins entire. Primary lateral veins evident but not raised, at first slightly purplish, later greenish, usually 12–15 pairs, connected by an evident arched vein 1–8 mm from margin, venation pinnate, lateral veins connected by an arched submarginal vein, higher order venation forming a reticulate pattern. Petioles 10–50 mm long, distinctly swollen at or near midrib junction, minutely puberulent and scurfy, soon glabrate. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers 5–15(–21) in puberulent, axillary cymes, peduncles 3–15 mm long, elongating up to 20 mm long in fruit, pedicels 2–5 mm long; bracts small, opposite. Calyx of 4 sepals, imbricate. staminate flowers with sepals deltate–ovate, ca. 3.5 mm long, puberulent, pistillate flowers with sepals deltate–ovate, ca. 3 mm long, puberulent. Corolla of 4 petals, valvate, staminate flowers petals deltate, 4–5 mm long, glabrous, pistillate flowers petals yellowish green, narrowly deltate–ovate, 3.5–4.5 mm long, glabrous. Stamens 8, in 2 whorls, distinct, reduced but always present in functionally pistillate flowers, staminate flowers nectary disk glabrate, pistillate flowers nectary disk glabrate. Ovary superior, 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. staminate flowers ovary minutely whitish puberulent; pistillate flowers ovary whitish puberulent; style minutely puberulent.

Fruit: Capsules dark green; 6–7 mm long; 11–20 mm wide; carpels almost completely connate or connate (⅓–)½; their length; becoming somewhat reflexed at dehiscence; 6–9 mm long; exocarp puberulent; ± becoming glabrate; endocarp very sparsely puberulent along suture or sometimes glabrous. the carpels dehiscing along the upper suture; exocarp. Seeds 1–2 per carpel; 5–8 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: Occurring in mesic forest.

Elevation Range: 360–950 m.

Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic
O'ahu Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Taxon 38: 122 (1989)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1206 (K, O [as Pelea wawraeana]); Hartley & Stone 1989:122 (COMBNOV, Syn. P. wawraeana = M. wawraeana)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Melicope wawraeana Kaaawa, north ridge Preserved_Specimen Hume, E.P. 157 Oahu BISH 1931-04-12
2 Melicope wawraeana unknown Preserved_Specimen Hillebrand, W.B. BISH
3 Melicope wawraeana unknown Preserved_Specimen Hillebrand, W.B. BISH
4 Melicope wawraeana Wahiawa, N fork, Kaukonahua gulch Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 3020 Oahu BISH 1909-05-15
5 Melicope wawraeana Kaala, Mokuleia Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1816 Oahu BISH 1912-04-26
6 Melicope wawraeana ridge to Konahuanui Preserved_Specimen Christophersen, E. 1728 Oahu BISH 1931-03-01
7 Melicope wawraeana Waimano trail Preserved_Specimen Nishimoto, M. Oahu BISH 1945-05-13
8 Melicope wawraeana Konahuanui Preserved_Specimen Faurie, A. 221 Oahu BISH 1910-03-01
9 Melicope wawraeana Palolo Valley, middle ridge Preserved_Specimen Christophersen, E. 1674 Oahu BISH 1931-03-26
10 Melicope wawraeana Manoa Cliff trail Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 10220 Oahu BISH 1913-02-02
11 Melicope wawraeana Lanihuli, ridge N of Nuuanu Valley Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 369 Oahu BISH 1927-01-23
12 Melicope wawraeana 1/4 mi N of Puu Kaua, lateral ridge, firebreak trail Preserved_Specimen Cowan, R.S. 857 Oahu BISH 1948-02-29
13 Melicope wawraeana Waikane-Schofield trail, Koolau Mts Preserved_Specimen Cowan, R.S. 51 Oahu BISH 1946-09-22
14 Melicope wawraeana Nuuanu-Pauoa ridge, Koolau Preserved_Specimen Skottsberg, C.J.F. 1777 Oahu BISH 1926-09-12
15 Melicope wawraeana Palolo Valley, middle ridge Preserved_Specimen Christophersen, E. 1663 Oahu BISH 1931-03-26
16 Melicope wawraeana ridge to Konahuanui Preserved_Specimen Christophersen, E. 1728 Oahu BISH 1931-03-01
17 Melicope wawraeana Manoa Cliff trail Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 10220 Oahu BISH 1913-02-02
18 Melicope wawraeana N Ewa FR Preserved_Specimen Christophersen, E. 1600 Oahu BISH 1931-02-20
19 Melicope wawraeana Poamoho Trail Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 27829 Oahu BISH 1961-06-25
20 Melicope wawraeana Koolau Mts., Punaluu, Castle trail Preserved_Specimen Webster, G.L. 1615 Oahu BISH 1948-05-23
21 Melicope wawraeana Vicinity of Wahiawa Swamp Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 282 Kauai BISH 1909-08-01
22 Melicope wawraeana unknown Preserved_Specimen Lane, I.E. 187 BISH 1949-01-01
23 Melicope wawraeana Pupukea trail Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1947-04-24
24 Melicope wawraeana W Kalihi Valley, ridge Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. Oahu BISH 1908-12-29
25 Melicope wawraeana Waiahole ditch trail Preserved_Specimen Meebold, A. Oahu BISH 1932-06-01
26 Melicope wawraeana Pupukea Trail Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1947-03-01
27 Melicope wawraeana Manoa, ridge toward Palolo Preserved_Specimen Meebold, A. Oahu BISH 1932-06-01
28 Melicope wawraeana Kaala, Waianaeuka Preserved_Specimen Krauss, N.H. Oahu BISH 1933-01-08
29 Melicope wawraeana Pupukea Trail Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1947-04-24
30 Melicope wawraeana Niu Preserved_Specimen Russ, G.W. Oahu BISH 1930-04-01
31 Melicope wawraeana Keaau-Mokua FR, Piko trail, Waianae Mts Preserved_Specimen Baker, R.J. Oahu BISH 1932-11-25
32 Melicope wawraeana Kaaikukae Preserved_Specimen Russ, G.W. Oahu BISH 1929-10-01
33 Melicope wawraeana Konahuanui Preserved_Specimen Mann, H. Oahu BISH 1864-01-01
34 Melicope wawraeana Lanihuli trail Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. Oahu BISH 1908-09-17
35 Melicope wawraeana Kipapa Preserved_Specimen Caum, E.L. Oahu BISH 1929-11-10
36 Melicope wawraeana unknown Preserved_Specimen Hillebrand, W.B. BISH
37 Melicope wawraeana unknown Preserved_Specimen Mann, H. 745 BISH 1860-01-01
38 Melicope wawraeana Kauai Preserved_Specimen Lydgate, J.M. Kauai BISH
39 Melicope wawraeana unknown Preserved_Specimen Lane, I.E. 165 BISH
40 Melicope wawraeana Manoa Cliff trail Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 10220 Oahu BISH 1913-02-02
41 Melicope wawraeana Pauoa Flats Preserved_Specimen Russell, P. 142 Oahu BISH 1932-07-26
42 Melicope wawraeana Wahiawa, N fork, Kaukonahua gulch Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 3020 Oahu BISH 1909-05-15
43 Melicope wawraeana Oahu Preserved_Specimen Nitta, K. 9858 Oahu BISH 1929-01-01
44 Melicope wawraeana Koolau Mts., Kulepiamoa Ridge, Niu forest Preserved_Specimen 5 m shrub; leaves erect, revolute; flower greenish; fruit cuboid, 13-17 mm diam. St.John, H. 20264 Oahu BISH 1941-10-19
45 Melicope wawraeana Koolau Mts., Waipio, Kipapa Gulch Wet slope Preserved_Specimen 20 ft. tree Hosaka, E.Y. 1270 Oahu BISH 1935-02-10
46 Melicope wawraeana Kalauao-Waimalu ridge, Ewa FR, Koolau Mts wooded Preserved_Specimen 15' x 8 tree St.John, H. 13098 Oahu BISH 1933-04-30
47 Melicope wawraeana Waianae Mts., Puu Kaua to Kanehoa, above Kunia Camp, ridge koa, Straussia Preserved_Specimen 15' tree Pearsall, G.A. 508 Oahu BISH 1960-05-19
48 Melicope wawraeana Puu Kaua, Waianae Mts., Honouliuli woods Preserved_Specimen 15' shrub St.John, H. 12222 Oahu BISH 1932-11-06
49 Melicope wawraeana Tantalus Crater rim forest Preserved_Specimen endocarp minutely pubescent near the suture Degener, O. 10549 Oahu BISH 1935-11-12
50 Melicope wawraeana Koolau Mts., Pupukea, Pupukea Trail At edge of small boggy area on trail Preserved_Specimen Tree 5 m. X 1 dm. Frts. green; endocarp puberulent only along lower suture. Stone, B.C. 3655 Oahu BISH 1961-09-17
51 Melicope wawraeana Puu Kaua, Waianae Mts., Honouliuli, ridge moist woods Preserved_Specimen 15' shrub; leaves with anise odor St.John, H. 12224 Oahu BISH 1932-11-06
52 Melicope wawraeana Mt. Kalena, Waianae Metrosideros, Ilex Preserved_Specimen 7' shrub Grant, M.L. 7404 Oahu BISH 1934-09-30
53 Melicope wawraeana Kalauao ridge, Ewa FR, Koolau Mts wooded Preserved_Specimen 20' shrub St.John, H. 13032 Oahu BISH 1933-03-29
54 Melicope wawraeana Waimano. Central Koolau Mountains. Growing on exposed slope of ridge in stunted native wet forest. Area dominated by Metrosideros spp., Syzygium sandwicense, Alyxia stellata, Dicranopteris linearis, Vaccinium dentatum, Antidesma platyphullum, Dicanthelium koolauense, Leucobryum, Campylopus, Bazzania, Psychotria mariniana, Sadleria, Cibotium, and others. Preserved_Specimen Small trees pungent leaves (when crushed). Fruits lobed about halfway before drying. Plants imperfectly matching the fruit description for Melicope wawraeana but not matching anything else. Possibly a hybrid with hosakae or oahuensis (both of which are nearby). Thomas, M.K. 595 Oahu BISH 2023-08-01
55 Melicope wawraeana Hanalei district; Limahuli, upper SW headwaters of preserve Metrosideros open forest 2-10% cover at 7-10 m tall. w / mixed understoy 30-50% cover at 2-5 m tall w/ Cheirodendron fauriei, Kadua affinis, Psychotria mariniana, Syzygium sandwicensis, Melicope wawrana, M. feddei, M. clusiifolia, Scaevola procera, Brous Preserved_Specimen Tree, 3 m tall, diffuse spreading stems brown-gray, 15 cm diameter at bottom, common with M. feddei, M. clusiifolia Wood, K.R. 12015 Kauai BISH 2006-08-09
56 Melicope wawraeana Pupukea-Kahuku trail, Koolau Mts forest Preserved_Specimen Furmidge, G. Oahu BISH 1933-02-19
57 Melicope wawraeana Kaala, Waianaeuka forest Preserved_Specimen 9 m x 3 dm tree; fruit spherical; herbage with anise odor St.John, H. 18405 Oahu BISH 1937-11-21
58 Melicope wawraeana Puu Kaua, Waianae Mts., Honouliuli, ridge wooded Preserved_Specimen small tree, leaves with anise odor St.John, H. 12188 Oahu BISH 1932-11-06
59 Melicope wawraeana Hanalei District. Pohakea region, steep ridge above Hanakapia, Hono o Na Pali NAR. Metrosiders open mesic forest with adjacent transitional wet forest with Kadua affinis, Cheirodendron fauriei, Dicranopteris, Myrsine linearifolia, Scaevola procera, Xylosma hawaiiense, Nestegis sandwicensis, Bobea elator, Cytrandra paludosa, Lysimachia sp., Santalum py Preserved_Specimen Tree, 5 meters tall, well-branched, in flower and fruit fruit with purple tinge, with M. feddei, occasional. Wood, K.R. 17478 Kauai BISH 2017-07-18
60 Melicope wawraeana Kaala, Waianaeuka woods Preserved_Specimen wood with strong pleasant odor St.John, H. 10649 Oahu BISH 1930-11-30
61 Melicope wawraeana Koolau Mts., Waipio, Kipapa Gulch Wet slope Preserved_Specimen 20 ft. tree Hosaka, E.Y. 1270 Oahu BISH 1935-02-10
62 Melicope wawraeana E Puu Hapapa, summit, short spur forest Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 17740 Oahu BISH 1939-06-20
63 Melicope wawraeana Upper Limahuli Preserve, Wainiha side drainage down from the Express Way ridge below the upper weatherport To Cyanea rivularis outplanting area under large Tetraplasandra kauaiensis trees. Dicranopteric-Metrosideros-Cheirodendron Wet Forest Broussaisia, Perrottetia, Kadua cordata, K. tryblium, Bidens, Smilax, Psychotria mariniana, P. hexandra, Dubautia knudsenii, Ilex anomala, Scaevola glabra, Myrsine, Melicops wawraeana, Elaeocarpus bif Preserved_Specimen 12 ft. tall, multi-branched, branches popping up through Uluhe. Midrib red, margins rolled, apex emarginate. New leaves light green Tangalin, N. 3011 Kauai BISH 2012-02-21
64 Melicope wawraeana Puu Kaua, Waianae Mts., Lualualei woods Preserved_Specimen 20' x 6 tree; leaves with anise odor St.John, H. 12228 Oahu BISH 1932-11-06
65 Melicope wawraeana Mt. Kalena, Waianae Metrosideros Preserved_Specimen 8' shrub Grant, M.L. 7393 Oahu BISH 1934-09-30
66 Melicope wawraeana Hanalei District. Side drainage of Upper Hanakapiai Stream, Honoonapali NAR Ohia Lowland Wet Forest, Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima, Cheirodendron fauriei, Kadua affinis, Ilex anomala, Dubautia knudsenii, Kadua acuminata, Syzygium sandwicensis, Perottetia sandwicensis, Dicranopteris linearis. Preserved_Specimen A single trunked tree, approximately 8 m tall. Leaves dark green adaxially, lighter beneath, margins revolute. Branched axillary infloresences bearing nodding flowers on short reddish pedicels. Fruits, sparse, are red with occasional borer holes. Williams, A.M. 516 Kauai BISH 2018-03-29
67 Melicope wawraeana E of Pupukea-Kahuku, summit divide rain forest Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 8506 Oahu BISH 1931-12-06
68 Melicope wawraeana Lihue District. Waihi, upper northern headwaters Metrosideros-Cheirodendron mixed wet forest with dissecting drainages and matting ferns of Diplopterygium & Dicranopteris with Broussaisia arguta, Perrottetia sandwicensis, Touchardia latifolia, Pipturus albidus, P. ruber, Psychotria mariniana, P. hexandra, Antidesma platyphylla, Polyscias oahuensis, Kadua affinis, Melico Preserved_Specimen tree, 2 meters tall, with flower and old fruit, common Wood, K.R. 15733 Kauai BISH 2013-11-25
69 Melicope wawraeana Paumalu-Waimea ridge, Koolau Mts wooded Preserved_Specimen shrub St.John, H. 11581 Oahu BISH 1932-03-06
70 Melicope wawraeana Upper Limahuli Preserve, Wainiha side drainage in from the Express way ridge which is several ridges down from the upper weatherport. Above stream about 15 ft up Uluhe covered slope on East bank. Dicranopteris-Metrosideros-Cheirodendron Wet Forest Broussaisia, Perrottetia, Kadua affinis, Bidens, Smilax, Psychotria mariniana, P. hexandra, Dubautia knudsenii, Ilex anomala, Pritchardia limahuliensis, Myrsine, Melicope wawraeana, Machaeina, Labord Preserved_Specimen Tree sprawling about 12 ft. tall with Uluhe above. Top of leaves dark green. Larger leaves with revolute margins at base of leaf. Fruit red. Flower petals red at base becoming yellow-green toward apex. Underside of leaf med to yellow-green with red midrib Wood, K. Kauai BISH
71 Melicope wawraeana Hanalei District. Waiahuakua, upper drainage, Hono o Na Pali NAR. Metrosideros-Cheirodendron montane wet forest and riparian habitat w/ Ilex anomala, Kadua affinis, Psychotria mariniana, P. hexandra, Coprosma kauaiensis, Elaeocarpus bifidus, Syzygium sandwicensis, Perrottetia sandwicensis, Dubautia raillardioides, D. laxa, Melicope Preserved_Specimen Tree, 6 m tall, trunk dark brown, well branched, leaves dark green above, light green below and often revolute, petals yellow-green, stigma whitish, carpels purple tinged, common. Wood, K.R. 17111 Kauai BISH 2016-08-17
72 Melicope wawraeana Kipapa Gulch, Waipio, Koolau Mts., ridge wet, denuded Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 745 Oahu BISH 1932-09-18
73 Melicope wawraeana Koolau Mts., Waipio, Kipapa Gulch Wet slope Preserved_Specimen 20 ft. tree Hosaka, E.Y. 1270 Oahu BISH 1935-02-10
74 Melicope wawraeana Mokuleia, makua divide, Waianae Mts rain forest Preserved_Specimen 20' x 3 tree; leaves with anise odor St.John, H. 12242 Oahu BISH 1932-11-25
75 Melicope wawraeana Poamoho Trail woods Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 27486 Oahu BISH 1961-06-25
76 Melicope wawraeana Tantalus, above Manoa Cliffs trail, ridge Clermontia kakeana Preserved_Specimen 4 m tree Takeuchi, W.N. 267 Oahu BISH 1984-07-28
77 Melicope wawraeana Puu Kaua, Waianae Mts., Lualualei, ridge wooded Preserved_Specimen 10' shrub St.John, H. 12227 Oahu BISH 1932-11-06
78 Melicope wawraeana Laie-Malaekahana ridge, Koolau Mts moist woods Preserved_Specimen 10' shrub, crushed leaves with resinous odor St.John, H. 13074 Oahu BISH 1933-04-14
79 Melicope wawraeana along Kawailoa Trail In Acacia koa dominated mesic forest. Four meter tree emergent from Dicranopteris under partially open Acacia canopy. Preserved_Specimen Four m tree. Warshauer, F.R. 578 Oahu BISH 1976-10-31
80 Melicope wawraeana Manoa-Kailua divide forest Preserved_Specimen Kuykendall, J.R. 76 Oahu BISH 1943-02-21
81 Melicope wawraeana Kawiwi-Kaala ridge, Makaha, Waianae Mts wooded Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 17617 Oahu BISH 1935-03-31
82 Melicope wawraeana Halawa trail, Koolau Mts koa, staghorn fern Preserved_Specimen 20' tree Urata, U. Oahu BISH 1952-12-14
83 Melicope wawraeana Kaluanui. Northern Koolau Mountains. Growing in native wet forest near summit ridge. Area dominated by Metrosideros polymorpha, Metrosideros rugosa, Cheirodendron platyphyllum, Cheirodendron trigynum, Sadleria pallida, Cibotium glaucum, Cibotium menziesii, Dicranopteris linearis, Alyxia stellata, Labordia sessilis, Antidesma platyphyllum, Bidens macrocarpa, Kadua affinis, Athyrium microphyllum, and others. Preserved_Specimen Small tree with opposite leaves. Ovary hirsute-tomentose. Capsules glabrous on exocarp and endocarp. Capsule lobes attached roughly 1/3 from base (before drying). This plant might be a hybrid with Melicope hosakae. Thomas, M.K. 605 Oahu BISH 2023-04-02
84 Melicope wawraeana S ridge, Kipapa Gulch, Waipio, Koolau Mts wooded Preserved_Specimen 20' tree Hosaka, E.Y. 876 Oahu BISH 1932-11-27
85 Melicope wawraeana SE Palolo Crater rain forest Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 8511 Oahu BISH 1932-03-20
86 Melicope wawraeana Anahulu trail, Kawailoa, Koolau Mts moist woods Preserved_Specimen 7 m x 5 cm shrub St.John, H. 17557 Oahu BISH 1935-03-10
87 Melicope wawraeana Hanalei District. Lumahai, very back of valley. Metrosideros lowland wet forest w/Antidesma platyphyllum var. hillebrandii, Syzgium sandwicensis, Cheirodendron platyphylum, Ilex anomaia, Dubautia knudsenii, Psychotria mariniana, )P. hexandra, P. wawrae, Hedyotis terminalis, Meli Preserved_Specimen Tree, 5 m tall, moderately branched stems medium brown, in early flower, leaves dark green above, ligh green below, costa brown, occasional Wood, K.R. 8069 Kauai BISH 1999-11-26
88 Melicope wawraeana Waiahi, upper central headwaters. Metrosideros-Cheirodendron mixed wet forest bordered by matting ferns of Diplopterygium & Dicranopteris w/ dissecting drainages and steep windswept shrubland slopes of Broussaisia arguta, Syzygium sandwichensis, Perrottetia sandwicensis, Touchardia latifolia, Embelia pacifica, Pipturus albidus, P. ruber Preserved_Specimen Tree, 3 m tall, well-branched, with flowers, occasional w/ M. feddei. Wood, K.R. 18571 Kauai BISH 2020-10-22
89 Melicope wawraeana Pupukea, Kahuku trail, Koolau Mts wet woods Preserved_Specimen 10' shrub St.John, H. 11580 Oahu BISH 1932-03-06
90 Melicope wawraeana S ridge, Kipapa Gulch, Waipio, Koolau Mts moist woods Preserved_Specimen 15' tree Hosaka, E.Y. 553 Oahu BISH 1932-05-15
91 Melicope wawraeana Pupukea, Kahuku trail, Koolau Mts swampy woods Preserved_Specimen 15' tree; leaves and branches with anise odor; capsules greenish white St.John, H. 11579 Oahu BISH 1932-03-06
92 Melicope wawraeana Koloa District. Lihue-Kola Forest Reserve, W side of /Wahiawa drainage, below an E running sub ridge t hat runs off of the Hanapepe-Wahiawa divind ridge. Metrosideros-Dicranopteris lowland forest. With Cheirodendron, Syzgium, Bobea, Cyanea fissa, C. kahiliensis, Psychotria, Dubautia, Hesperomannia lydgatei, Broussaisia arguta, Melicope, Hesperomaniia, Cyanea, Pritchardia, Syzgium, Antidesma. Preserved_Specimen Tree 10 ft tall in side derainage with Uluhe. Each half of the leaf convex. Lvs dk green glabrous above, below lighter green w/scattered short hairs. New growth / tan hairs. Frt red, slight hairs on outside. Occasional. Tangalin, N. 2420 Kauai BISH 2010-10-14
93 Melicope wawraeana Kamaileunu ridge Metrosideros Preserved_Specimen large shrub; red midveins on leaf undersurface Takeuchi, W.N. 2125 Oahu BISH 1985-03-31
94 Melicope wawraeana Puu Kaua, Waianae Mts., Lualualei woods Preserved_Specimen 15' tree, shrubby St.John, H. 12229 Oahu BISH 1932-11-06
95 Melicope wawraeana Koolau Mts., Kulepiamoa Ridge, Niu wooded Preserved_Specimen 7 m tree; leaves coriaceous, shining above; flower greenish; fruit cuboid, 18-24 mm diam. St.John, H. 20259 Oahu BISH 1941-10-19
96 Melicope wawraeana Koolau Mts., Pupukea At edge of small boggy area on trail Preserved_Specimen Tree 5 m. X 1 dm. Frts. green; endocarp puberulent only along lower suture. Stone, B.C. 3655 Oahu BISH 1961-09-17
97 Melicope wawraeana 2 ridges S of Pohakea Pass forest Preserved_Specimen Christophersen, E. 1659 Oahu BISH 1931-03-19
98 Melicope wawraeana Iliiliula Valley, N slope below dividing ridge of Iole Valley wet lowland forest; Metrosideros, Antidesma, Dicranopteris, Melicope clusiifolia, M. wawraeana, M. anisata, M.feddei, Psychotria mariniana, P. wawrae, Hedyotis terminalis, Broussaisia arguta Preserved_Specimen 7 m x20 cm tree, many branched; trunk dark brown, green moss; capsules purple tinge Wood, K.R. 10982 Kauai BISH 2004-11-09
99 Melicope wawraeana Wahiawa Mtns, on Ridge dividing Wahiawa and Hanapepe. On E side of the ridge, with a S facing aspect. About 70 ft below the ridge Border of wet forest with Dicranopteris - Metrosideros with Cyanea fissa, Melicope wawraeana, Cheirodendron, Tetraplasandra oahuensis, Diplopterygium pinnatum, Broussaisia arguta, Psychotria, Syzygium sandwicensis. Preserved_Specimen Small tree 6 ft tall in understory. Opposte lvs, sometimes 3 shorled on a different branch. Lvs dark green shinnyabove. Each half to midrib or entire leaf convex. Below leaf yellow-green w / short hairs / revolute margins. New growth covered w/ short brown scruff. Bud dark green. Tangalin, N. 2324 Kauai BISH 2010-05-12
100 Melicope wawraeana Puu Kaua, Waianae Mts., Honouliuli, ridge wooded Preserved_Specimen 20' tree; leaves with anise odor St.John, H. 12223 Oahu BISH 1932-11-06
101 Melicope wawraeana Waialae Iki trail, Koolau Mts Coprosma, Straussia Preserved_Specimen small tree Stone, B.C. 1198 Oahu BISH 1956-03-11
102 Melicope wawraeana Laie trail Metrosideros forest Preserved_Specimen 8 m x 15 cm tree; leaves with resinous odor St.John, H. 25798 Oahu BISH 1956-03-25
103 Melicope wawraeana Waimea District; Alakai, north of Kapoki Metrosideros-Cheirodendron mixed wet forest with matting ferns, riparian vegetation, bogs and pseudobogs Vaccinium calycinum, Leptecophylla tameamea, Melicope clusiifolia, Broussaisia arguta, Coprosma elliptica, Kadua affinis, Dianella sandwicensis, Dubautia paleata, Peperomia hesperomannii, Cibotium gla Preserved_Specimen Tree, 4 m tall, stems dark brown, in flower and fruit, occasional to common Wood, K.R. 14870 Kauai BISH 2012-02-07
104 Melicope wawraeana Koolau Mts., Pupukea, Pupukea Trail At edge of small boggy area on trail Preserved_Specimen Tree 5 m. X 1 dm. Frts. green; endocarp puberulent only along lower suture. Stone, B.C. 3655 Oahu BISH 1961-09-17
105 Melicope wawraeana Lihue District, Ridge and slopes running south of Kawaikini Dubautia-Saderlia shrubland-fernland w/Dubautia imbricata subsp. acronaea, D> knudsenii subsp. filiformis,D> laxa subsp. hirsuta, D. paleata, D. raillardioides, D. paucivlorula, Sadleria cyatheoides, S. pallida, S. souleyetiana, S. squ Preserved_Specimen Tree, 3 m tall, stems brown with M. puberula, occasional Wood, K.R. 16208 Kauai BISH 2015-01-08
106 Melicope wawraeana Hanalei, Waioli Valley, N of Kaliko Peak, N face, Namolokama Mt Metrosideros polymorpha, Perrottetia, Cheirodendron, Freycinetia, Cibotium, pteridophytes Preserved_Specimen 4 m tree; leaves dark shiny green above, margins revolute; flower pale green; fruit red with carpels united basally for 1/2 length Lorence, D.H. 7309 Kauai BISH 1993-01-21
107 Melicope wawraeana Punaluu, side hill, ridge to Kaluanui Preserved_Specimen 6 m tree; cuboid capsule Hume, E.P. 107 Oahu BISH 1931-03-08
108 Melicope wawraeana E Tantalus open woods Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 8588 Oahu BISH 1923-06-11
109 Melicope wawraeana divide, Kipapa and Uwau gulches wooded Preserved_Specimen 10' tree Hosaka, E.Y. 1874 Oahu BISH 1937-05-30
110 Melicope wawraeana Punaluu, Pig God trail summit, stream Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 8500 Oahu BISH 1931-05-31
111 Melicope wawraeana Konahuanui, above Manoa Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2303 Oahu BISH 1895-05-13
112 Melicope wawraeana Aiea, CCC trail rain forest Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 10570 Oahu BISH 1936-02-16
113 Melicope wawraeana Koolau Mts., Halawa Preserved_Specimen 18' tree Wilbur, R.L. 703 Oahu BISH 1948-04-25
114 Melicope wawraeana Puu Haupu, ridge Preserved_Specimen 3' shrub; leaves with anise odor Stone, B.C. 1626 Kauai BISH 1956-12-31
115 Melicope wawraeana Koolau Mts., Halawa ridge Preserved_Specimen 6 m tree Webster, G.L. 1554 Oahu BISH 1948-04-25
116 Melicope wawraeana Punaluu, Castle trail, Koolau Mts Preserved_Specimen small tree Stone, B.C. 3910 Oahu BISH 1960-07-17
117 Melicope wawraeana Wahiawa Mts., trail to Stream Preserved_Specimen 8' shrub, leggy; flower light green Flynn, T.W. 384 Kauai BISH 1983-02-23
118 Melicope wawraeana Halawa Ridge, Koolau Mts Preserved_Specimen 4 m tree Cowan, R.S. 961 Oahu BISH 1948-04-25
119 Melicope wawraeana Laie-Malaekana, Koolau Mts., ridge wooded Preserved_Specimen Hume, E.P. 489 Oahu BISH 1932-02-14
120 Melicope wawraeana Puu Kaua, Waianae Mts., Honouliuli, ridge moist woods Preserved_Specimen 15' shrub; leaves with anise odor St.John, H. 12224 Oahu BISH 1932-11-06
121 Melicope wawraeana trail to Konahuanui Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 885 Oahu BISH 1909-01-07
122 Melicope wawraeana Punaluu, ridge Preserved_Specimen 4 m tree Hume, E.P. 109 Oahu BISH 1931-03-08
123 Melicope wawraeana Halawa trail, valley, Koolau Mts Preserved_Specimen leaves darker above, shining on both sides, very thick coriaceous, midribs dull red; young fruit red, dark green when mature; flower greenish white with pink stigmas Cowan, R.S. 559 Oahu BISH 1947-03-02
124 Melicope wawraeana Kahana, Waikane-Schofield trail, Koolau Mts Preserved_Specimen shrub St.John, H. 12121 Oahu BISH 1932-10-16
125 Melicope wawraeana Kanehoa, side ridge Preserved_Specimen 4 m tree Hume, E.P. 125 Oahu BISH 1931-03-22
126 Melicope wawraeana ridge, NE Kanehoa, W of Kunia camp Preserved_Specimen glabrous tree; leaves anise odor; fruit pale whitish green, small cuboid; flower female, small, green Stone, B.C. 3271 Oahu BISH 1960-03-26
127 Melicope wawraeana Punaluu, Castle trail, Koolau Mts Preserved_Specimen small tree Stone, B.C. 3909 Oahu BISH 1960-07-17
128 Melicope wawraeana Palolo-Olympus trail Preserved_Specimen Garber, D.W. 281 Oahu BISH 1920-03-07
129 Melicope wawraeana Aiea, Koolau Mts, Kalauao Preserved_Specimen 2-3m tall tree; branched, leaves straight, glabrous fruit, megacarp w reddish spots with some hairs. LeGrande, M. 1355 Oahu BISH 2004-01-05
130 Melicope wawraeana Kalauao-Waimalu ridge, Ewa FR, Koolau Mts Preserved_Specimen 10' shrub St.John, H. 13104 Oahu BISH 1933-04-30
131 Melicope wawraeana Punaluu Trail Preserved_Specimen 12' tree, covered with young fruit Wilbur, R.L. 752 Oahu BISH 1948-05-23
132 Melicope wawraeana Koolau Mts., Halawa Preserved_Specimen 18' tree Wilbur, R.L. 703 Oahu BISH 1948-04-25
133 Melicope wawraeana Kaluanui, side hill Preserved_Specimen 5.5 m tree Hume, E.P. 108 Oahu BISH 1931-03-01
134 Melicope wawraeana Helemano Ridge Preserved_Specimen Bush, W. 8486 Oahu BISH 1929-06-23
135 Melicope wawraeana Wahiawa, N fork, Kaukonahua gulch Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 3032 Oahu BISH 1909-05-15
136 Melicope wawraeana Koolau Range, Kalauoa Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. 263 Oahu BISH 1956-01-08
137 Melicope wawraeana Manoa Cliff trail Preserved_Specimen leaves opposite Arneman, G.F. Oahu BISH 1942-03-29
138 Melicope wawraeana Kalihi Preserved_Specimen Faurie, A. 224 Oahu BISH 1909-10-01
139 Melicope wawraeana Palikea Ridge, Waianae Mts Preserved_Specimen seeds white Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1954-07-08
140 Melicope wawraeana Koolau Mts., Kalauoa Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. 263 Oahu BISH 1956-01-08
141 Melicope wawraeana Pupukea, military trail Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 555 Oahu BISH 1927-01-29
142 Melicope wawraeana unknown Preserved_Specimen Hillebrand, W.B. BISH
143 Melicope wawraeana ridge to Konahuanui Preserved_Specimen Christophersen, E. 1728 Oahu BISH 1931-03-01
144 Melicope wawraeana N Kaaawa Valley, ridge, Koolau Mts Preserved_Specimen small tree; twigs with strong anise odor; capsule ~2 cm diam., lobed halfway down St.John, H. 11079 Oahu BISH 1931-04-12
145 Melicope wawraeana Punaluu, Castle trail, Koolau Mts Preserved_Specimen small tree Stone, B.C. 3912 Oahu BISH 1960-07-17
146 Melicope wawraeana Koolau Mts., Punaluu, Castle trail Preserved_Specimen Webster, G.L. 1615 Oahu BISH 1948-05-23
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