Melicope paniculata
| Melicope paniculata | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Melicope |
| Species: | M. paniculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Melicope paniculata (St. John) T.G. Hartley & B.C. Stone | |
Melicope paniculata is a rare species of tree in the Rutaceae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Like other Hawaiian Melicope, this species is known as alani.[1]
This tree was recently thought to be extinct.[2] It was rediscovered in 1997.[3] In 2010 there were an estimated 500 individuals remaining and it was added to the endangered species list of the United States.[1]
The tree is endemic to the island of Kauai, where it grows in wet forest habitat.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 USFWS. Species Reports: Plants.
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Melicope paniculata. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 May 2011.
- ↑ Melicope paniculata. The Nature Conservancy.