
Melicope clusiifolia
kukaemoa
As recorded: Melicope clusiifolia (A.Gray) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.; Cooke, C.M.C.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr. →Charles N. Forbes →
- Date
- May 3, 1909
- Locality
- Koolauloa Mts. between Punaluu and Kaipaupau
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- W.L. Wagne, D.Herbst & S. SohmerD.Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →W.L. Wagne →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Melicope clusiifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 230 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melicope clusiifolia. BISH 427481.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37541513. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/427481.2.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37541513 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
