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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
- Hume, E.P.
- Collector number
- 368, 370
- Date
- November 29, 1931
- Locality
- Nuuanu-Kalihi ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 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 November 29, 1931, Hume, E.P. also collected 13 other specimens.
Athyrium microphyllum
Botany
Bidens macrocarpa
Botany
Elaphoglossum fauriei
Botany
Euphorbia clusiifolia
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
Botany
Hymenophyllum recurvum
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Palhinhaea cernua
Botany
Phlegmariurus phyllanthus
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
Botany
Vaccinium dentatum
Botany
Vandenboschia davallioides
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 229 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Steffen Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Poamoho Trail, Hauula, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melicope clusiifolia. BISH 705859. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956613443. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/705859.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956613443 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026