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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
- Harrison, B.
- Collector number
- 356
- Date
- July 22, 1973
- Locality
- East Maui, Koolau Forest Reserve
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,920 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 July 22, 1973, Harrison, B. also collected 12 other specimens.
Melicope clusiifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. 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 429324. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956157308. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/429324.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956157308 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
