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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
- Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H.P.H. McEldowney →F.R. Warshauer →
- Collector number
- FRW 2407
- Date
- July 14, 1979
- Locality
- Kahanui, rim of Waikolu Valley, Kaluahauoni
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1525, -156.9381 ± 895 m
- Elevation
- 899 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
Collected the same day
On July 14, 1979, Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Melicope clusiifolia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-01-23.

2025-01-23
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-23
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-11
Hawaii, US
(c) gingaaninjaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melicope clusiifolia. BISH 468308. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956317442. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/468308.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956317442 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
