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Zanthoxylum kauaense
Kauaʻi pricklyash
As recorded: Zanthoxylum kauaense A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Marr, K.L.; Nakamura, J.K.L. Marr →J. Nakamura →
- Collector number
- 62
- Date
- June 26, 1988
- Locality
- Waianae Mts., Palikea trail, ~500 m N of peak
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 869 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 26, 1988, Marr, K.L.; Nakamura, J. also collected 1 other specimen.
Zanthoxylum kauaense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. 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 577426. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956567519. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/577426.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956567519 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
