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Melicope clusiifolia
kukaemoa
As recorded: Melicope clusiifolia (A.Gray) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 31050
- Date
- December 25, 1966
- Locality
- Kaumana Subdivision, Saddle Road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 25, 1966, Degener, O.; Degener, I. also collected 1 other specimen.
Melicope clusiifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 229 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Steffen Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
Poamoho Trail, Hauula, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melicope clusiifolia. BISH 12701. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956475777. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/12701.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956475777 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
