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Zanthoxylum kauaense
Kauaʻi pricklyash
As recorded: Zanthoxylum kauaense A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 11110
- Date
- June 28, 1931
- Locality
- ridge S of S. Opaeula Gulch, Paalaa, Koolau Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 488 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 28, 1931, St.John, H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Zanthoxylum kauaense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-10.

2026-06-10
Hawaii, US
(c) rmagers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-02
Hawaii, 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
Zanthoxylum kauaense. BISH 410451. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956223924. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410451.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956223924 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
