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Zanthoxylum kauaense
Kauaʻi pricklyash
As recorded: Zanthoxylum kauaense A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Lorence, D.H.; Flynn, T.; de Lappe, R.de Lappe →Timothy Flynn →David H. Lorence →
- Collector number
- 5234
- Date
- May 15, 1987
- Locality
- Waimea Puu Ka Pele FR on W side of Waimea Canyon
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 975 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 May 15, 1987, Lorence, D.H.; Flynn, T.; de Lappe, R. also collected 18 other specimens.
Acacia koa
Botany
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Coprosma waimeae
Botany
Dianella sandwicensis
Botany
Erigeron karvinskianus
Botany
Lythrum maritimum
Botany
Melicope barbigera
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Myrsine lanaiensis
Botany
Notelaea
Botany
Paratrophis pendulina
Botany
Passiflora tarminiana
Botany
Pinus taeda
Botany
Pinus taeda
Botany
Psychotria greenwelliae
Botany
Rumex albescens
Botany
Rumex albescens
Botany
Santalum freycinetianum
Botany
Zanthoxylum kauaense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-10.
2026-06-10
Hawaii, US
(c) rmagers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Zanthoxylum kauaense. BISH 513620. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956693968. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/513620.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956693968 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026