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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
- Chock, A.K.
- Collector number
- 989
- Date
- August 19, 1953
- Locality
- Na Pali-Kona Forest Reserve, Waialeale Trail, Alakai Swamp Keaku River
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,372 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 19, 1953, Chock, A.K. also collected 11 other specimens.
Melicope clusiifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. 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 708639. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956661504. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/708639.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956661504 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026