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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
- Higashino, P.K.; Holt, R.A.Paul K. Higashino →Alan Holt →
- Collector number
- 9153
- Date
- June 6, 1980
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana Forest Reserve, E of Kuhiwa Valley, N slope of Haleakala
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7529, -156.1133 ± 427 m
- Elevation
- 1,515 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
Where it was collected
Still here: Melicope clusiifolia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-26.

2025-10-26
Hawaii, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-23
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-03
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melicope clusiifolia. BISH 461972. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956648514. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/461972.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956648514 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
