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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
- St.John, H.; Baldwin, P.; Catto, R.J.Paul H. Baldwin →R.J. Catto →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 18552
- Date
- December 27, 1937
- Locality
- Koa Mill Road, Alika Homesteads, S Kona District
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 823 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 December 27, 1937, St.John, H.; Baldwin, P.; Catto, R.J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Adenophorus tamariscinus
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Astelia menziesiana
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Clermontia clermontioides
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Cocculus orbiculatus
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Coprosma ochracea
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Cyrtandra menziesii
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Cyrtandra platyphylla
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Cyrtandra platyphylla
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Cyrtandra platyphylla
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Dryopteris wallichiana
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Hydrangea arguta
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Ilex anomala
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua axillaris
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Kadua centranthoides
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Melicope volcanica
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Myrsine lessertiana
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Myrsine lessertiana
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Pipturus albidus
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Rubiaceae
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Rubiaceae
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Sadleria
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Melicope clusiifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. 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 414206. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956357012. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/414206.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956357012 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026