Sapindus oahuensis

Sapindus oahuensis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Sapindus
Species: S. oahuensis
Binomial name
Sapindus oahuensis
Hillebr. ex Radlk.[2]
Synonyms

Sapindus lonomea H.St.John[3]

Sapindus oahuensis, commonly known as Āulu or Lonomea, is a species of soapberry that is endemic to Hawaii. It can be found in dry, coastal mesic, and mixed mesic forests[4] at elevations of 61–610 m (200–2,000 ft)[5] on the islands of Kauaʻi (Waimea Canyon) and Oʻahu (Waiʻanae and Koʻolau Ranges).[4] Āulu reaches a height of 18 m (59 ft) and a trunk diameter of 0.5 m (1.6 ft).[5] It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Sapindus oahuensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
  2. ^ "Taxon: Sapindus oahuensis Hillebr. ex Radlk.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-11-05. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?33088. Retrieved 2011-10-04. 
  3. ^ "Sapindus oahuensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=28698. Retrieved 2011-10-04. 
  4. ^ a b "Sapindus oahuensis Hillebrand (Sapindaceae)". Meet the Plants. National Tropical Botanical Gardens. http://www.ntbg.org/plants/plant_details.php?plantid=11902&rid=2160. Retrieved 2009-11-13. 
  5. ^ a b Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989) (PDF). Āulu. United States Forest Service. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/trees/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Sapindus_oahuensis.pdf. 

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