
Melicope clusiifolia
kukaemoa
As recorded: Melicope clusiifolia (A.Gray) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Rutaceae
- Collected by
- Clarke, G.
- Collector number
- 660
- Date
- February 2, 1982
- Locality
- Laupahoehoe Section of Hilo Forest Reserve
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.7833, -155.2167
- Elevation
- 1,036 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 2, 1982, Clarke, G. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Melicope clusiifolia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 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)

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)

2019-08-27
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Preston-Eric Hamren, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-07-18
96720, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Alex Bischer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melicope clusiifolia. BISH 770587. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956591600. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/770587.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956591600 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
