- Melicope puberula
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Melicope puberula 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. StoneMelicope 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
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