
Zanthoxylum hawaiiense
Hawai'i Prickly-Ash
As recorded: Zanthoxylum hawaiiense Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; et al.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 23462
- Date
- 1948
- Locality
- Waikolu Valley, steep alley wall below Puu Kaeo
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- 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
Zanthoxylum hawaiiense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-10.

2026-08-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-18
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-18
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-15
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-14
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-08
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Zanthoxylum hawaiiense. BISH 454326. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956653263. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/454326.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956653263 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
