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