Kuaemoa

Kauaʻi evidence

Accepted status, Kauaʻi occurrence, nativity, growth form, and names were audited against the 2026 Smithsonian checklist and linked habit source. Scientific synonyms: Evodia clusiaefolia (A. Gray) Drake; Evodia sapotaefolia (H. Mann) Drake; Pelea auriculaefolia A. Gray; Pelea clusiaefolia A. Gray; Pelea clusiaefolia f. aurea B. C. Stone; Pelea clusiaefolia var. auriculaefolia (A. Gray) B. C. Stone; Pelea clusiaefolia subsp. cookeana (Rock) B. C. Stone; Pelea clusiaefolia var. cookeana (Rock) H. St. John & Hume; Pelea clusiaefolia var. crassiloba B. C. Stone; Pelea clusiaefolia var. cuneata H. St. John & E.P. Hume; Pelea clusiaefolia f. degeneri B. C. Stone; Pelea clusiaefolia subsp. dumosa (Rock) B. C. Stone; Pelea clusiaefolia var. dumosa (Rock) H. St. John & E. P. Hume; Pelea clusiaefolia var. ecuneata H. St. John; Pelea clusiaefolia var. fauriei (H. Lév.) H. St. John & E. P. Hume; Pelea clusiaefolia var. fulvescens Skottsb.; Pelea clusiaefolia f. longipes B. C. Stone; Pelea clusiaefolia f. macrocarpa Wawra; Pelea clusiaefolia f. microcarpa Wawra; Pelea clusiaefolia f. normalis Wawra; Pelea clusiaefolia var. pickeringii (H. St. John) B. C. Stone; Pelea clusiaefolia f. puberula (H. St. John) B. C. Stone; Pelea clusiaefolia var. puberula H. St. John; Pelea clusiaefolia f. sapotaefolia (H. Mann) B. C. Stone; Pelea clusiaefolia subsp. sapotaefolia (H. Mann) B. C. Stone; Pelea clusiaefolia var. sapotaefolia (H. Mann) H. St. John; Pelea cookeana Rock; Pelea fauriei H. Lév.; Pelea microcarpa A. Heller; Pelea pickeringii H. St. John; Pelea pickeringii var. citriodorata H. St. John; Pelea sapotaefolia H. Mann; Pelea sapotaefolia var. dumosa Rock; Platydesma auriculaefolia (A. Gray) Hillebr..

Names and classification

Scientific name

Melicope clusiifolia

Hawaiian names

Kuaemoa · Alani · Alani kuahiwi · Kolokolo mokihana

Other names

Melicope clusiifolia · kuaemoa · alani · alani kuahiwi · kolokolo mokihana · kuaemoa (Kauaʻi) · Evodia clusiaefolia (A. Gray) Drake · Evodia sapotaefolia (H. Mann) Drake · Pelea auriculaefolia A. Gray · Pelea clusiaefolia A. Gray · Pelea clusiaefolia f. aurea B. C. Stone · Pelea clusiaefolia var. auriculaefolia (A. Gray) B. C. Stone · Pelea clusiaefolia subsp. cookeana (Rock) B. C. Stone · Pelea clusiaefolia var. cookeana (Rock) H. St. John & Hume · Pelea clusiaefolia var. crassiloba B. C. Stone · Pelea clusiaefolia var. cuneata H. St. John & E.P. Hume · Pelea clusiaefolia f. degeneri B. C. Stone · Pelea clusiaefolia subsp. dumosa (Rock) B. C. Stone · Pelea clusiaefolia var. dumosa (Rock) H. St. John & E. P. Hume · Pelea clusiaefolia var. ecuneata H. St. John · Pelea clusiaefolia var. fauriei (H. Lév.) H. St. John & E. P. Hume · Pelea clusiaefolia var. fulvescens Skottsb. · Pelea clusiaefolia f. longipes B. C. Stone · Pelea clusiaefolia f. macrocarpa Wawra · Pelea clusiaefolia f. microcarpa Wawra · Pelea clusiaefolia f. normalis Wawra · Pelea clusiaefolia var. pickeringii (H. St. John) B. C. Stone · Pelea clusiaefolia f. puberula (H. St. John) B. C. Stone · Pelea clusiaefolia var. puberula H. St. John · Pelea clusiaefolia f. sapotaefolia (H. Mann) B. C. Stone · Pelea clusiaefolia subsp. sapotaefolia (H. Mann) B. C. Stone · Pelea clusiaefolia var. sapotaefolia (H. Mann) H. St. John · Pelea cookeana Rock · Pelea fauriei H. Lév. · Pelea microcarpa A. Heller · Pelea pickeringii H. St. John · Pelea pickeringii var. citriodorata H. St. John · Pelea sapotaefolia H. Mann · Pelea sapotaefolia var. dumosa Rock · Platydesma auriculaefolia (A. Gray) Hillebr.

Record type

Species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Recorded on Kauaʻi

Origin

Endemic

Conservation status

Smithsonian checklist assessment: Apparently Secure; U.S. status: No Status

Evidence date

2026-10-05

Evidence limits

Island-level occurrence is retained; finer locality is intentionally withheld

Habitat and ecology

Habitats

Mesic forest · Wet forest

Food and resource needs

Light, water, nutrients, and suitable habitat substrate

Reproduction

Viable flowers or seed and suitable establishment conditions; species-specific reproductive review remains open

Shelter

Suitable native vegetation structure and substrate

Growth form

Tree; Shrub

Threats and conservation

Threats

Species-specific threat review pending; no fine-location evidence is published in this card

Conservation actions

Protect native habitat and verify species-specific actions against current conservation sources

Monitoring

Taxonomic identity, population condition, recruitment, and locally documented pressures; exact locations withheld

Data gaps

Species-specific ecology and threat citations · Reproductive phenology · Fine-scale habitat information intentionally not published

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal timing

Not assessed

Seasonal description

Kuaemoa (Melicope clusiifolia) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Sources and further reading

• https://doi.org/10.5479/si.32124043
• https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/speciesdescr.cfm?genus=Melicope&species=clusiifolia

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