Melicope puberula
Melicope puberula, the hairy melicope,[2][3] is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Like other Hawaiian Melicope, this species is known as alani.[4] In 2010 it was added to the endangered species list of the United States.[5]
| Melicope puberula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Melicope |
| Species: | M. puberula |
| Binomial name | |
| Melicope puberula (H.St.John) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone | |
This shrub is endemic to the island of Kauai where it grows in wet forests and bogs. There are an estimated 900 individuals remaining.[5]
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Melicope puberula". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T33676A9802039. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33676A9802039.en.
- Melicope puberula. The Nature Conservancy.
- "Melicope puberula". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- USFWS. Species Reports: Plants.
- USFWS. Determination of Endangered Status for 48 Species on Kauai and Designation of Critical Habitat; Final Rule. Federal Register April 13, 2010.
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