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Zanthoxylum kauaense
Kauaʻi pricklyash
As recorded: Zanthoxylum kauaense A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.; Hill, R.R.J. Hill →Steven Perlman →
- Collector number
- 5644
- Date
- April 16, 1987
- Locality
- Waianae Mts., Pukaloa Gulch, above Schofield, off ridge trail to Puu Kalena, near Kumakalii
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 732 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 16, 1987, Perlman, S.; Hill, R. also collected 2 other specimens.
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 617216. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956525566. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/617216.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956525566 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
