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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
- Gillespie, J.W.
- Collector number
- 1053
- Date
- July 6, 1927
- Locality
- Waianae Mts., Puu Kaua, summit
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 6, 1927, Gillespie, J.W. also collected 17 other specimens.
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Myrsine sandwicensis
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Nephrolepis exaltata
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Notelaea
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Perrottetia sandwicensis
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Pisonia sandwicensis
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Plumbago zeylanica
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Melicope clusiifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. 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 447018. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956296977. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/447018.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956296977 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026