Tag Archives: Melicope

Melicope macropus (Hillebr.) T. G. Hartley & B. C. Stone

Kaholuamanu Melicope (Melicope macropus)  

The Kaholuamanu Melicope was restricted to the Kaholuamanu region of Waimea on the island of Kaua’i, Hawaiian Islands.

The species was last recorded in 1987, 1919 and finally in 1997 and was never found since, it may be extinct. However, the region, where this species is known to have occurred, is privately owned, thus no surveys have been conducted to relacate the species, which in fact might well be still surviving. [1]

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References:

[1] Kenneth R. Wood: Survey results for eight possibly extinct plant species from Kaua’i, Hawai’i. Prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, FWS Agreement No. F12AC00737. 293 pp.. 2015

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edited: 03.09.2020

Melicope wailauensis (H. St. John) T. G. Hartley & B. C. Stone

Wailau Valley Melicope (Melicope wailauensis)  

The Wailau Valley Melicope was obviously restricted to the Kukuinui Ridge in the Wailau Valley on the island of Moloka’i, Hawaiian Islands.

The species is considered extinct.

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edited: 03.09.2020

Melicope obovata (H. St. John) T. G. Hartley & B. C. Stone

Obovate Melicope (Melicope obovata)  

The Obovate Melicope was described in 1944, it is known only from the type specimen that was collected at the end of the 19th century either on the island of Lana’i or Maui, Hawaiian Islands.  

The species is considered extinct.  

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edited: 07.04.2018

Melicope haleakalae (B. C. Stone) T. G. Hartley & B. C. Stone

Haleakala Melicope (Melicope haleakalae)  

The Haleakala Melicope was restricted to the slopes of the Haleakala volcano in the eastern part of Maui, Hawaiian Islands.  

The species disappeared due to habitat destruction by cattle farming.  

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edited: 07.04.2018