Melicope puberula
Melicope puberula | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Genus: | Melicope |
Species: | M. puberula |
Binomial name | |
Melicope puberula (St. John) T.G. Hartley & B.C. Stone | |
Melicope puberula (hairy melicope)[1] is a species of plant in the Rutaceae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Like other Hawaiian Melicope, this species is known as alani.[2] In 2010 it was added to the endangered species list of the United States.[2]
This shrub is endemic to the island of Kauai where it grows in wet forests and bogs. There are an estimated 900 individuals remaining.[2]
References
- ↑ Melicope puberula. The Nature Conservancy.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 USFWS. Species Reports: Plants.
External links
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Melicope puberula. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 May 2011.