Zanthoxylum oahuense

Zanthoxylum oahuense
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Zanthoxylum
Species: Z. oahuense
Binomial name
Zanthoxylum oahuense
Hillebr.
Synonyms

Fagara oahuensis (Hillebr.) Engler[2]

Zanthoxylum oahuense, commonly known as Aʻe or Oʻahu Prickly-ash, is a species of flowering plant in the citrus family, Rutaceae, that is endemic to the island of Oʻahu in Hawaii. It is a small tree, reaching a height of 5 m (16 ft).[2] Aʻe inhabits mixed mesic and wet forests at elevations of 580–800 m (1,900–2,620 ft).[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Zanthoxylum oahuense. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 August 2007.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Little, Elbert L., Jr.; Skolmen, Roger G. (1989). "Aʻe" (PDF). United States Forest Service.
  3. "ae, manele, heae". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-19.