Rutaceae
Mokihana kukae moa
Melicope hawaiensis
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Genus
- Melicope
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Mokihana kukae moa
- Japanese
- モキハナ
Synonyms
- Pelea brighamii H.St.John
- Pelea cinerea var. racemiflora Rock
- Pelea cinerea var. sulfurea Rock
- Pelea gaudichaudii H.St.John
- Pelea hawaiensis Wawra
- Pelea hawaiensis var. racemiflora (Rock) H.St.John
- Pelea kilaueaensis H.St.John
- Pelea sulfurea (Rock) H.St.John & E.P.Hume
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
Photos
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.