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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
- Clarke, G.; Cuddihy, L.W.; Kubo, R.; Yoshida, L.G. Clarke →L.W. Cuddihy →R. Kubo →L. Yoshida →
- Collector number
- ESP 136
- Date
- October 31, 1979
- Locality
- Kilauea Forest, Kau District
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.5000, -155.3167
- Elevation
- 1,615 m
- Identified by
- Herrmann, S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 31, 1979, Clarke, G.; Cuddihy, L.W.; Kubo, R.; Yoshida, L. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Melicope clusiifolia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-10.
2026-01-10
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-10
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-08-31
Hawaiʻi, Puna, HI, US
(c) Brayden Pollvogt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-08-30
Hawaiʻi, Puna, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-22
Volcano, HI, USA
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melicope clusiifolia. BISH 656981. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956427091. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/656981.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956427091 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026