
Melicope clusiifolia
kukaemoa
As recorded: Melicope clusiifolia (A.Gray) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- U.S. Exploring Expedition
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- 1840
- Locality
- Mauna Kea
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.8000, -155.4667
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Melicope clusiifolia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1840. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-07.

2025-10-07
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-29
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Saxony Charlot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-07-18
96720, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Alex Bischer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2005-08-12
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2005-08-12
Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melicope clusiifolia. BISH 604633. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956230198. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/604633.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956230198 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
