Melicope munroi

Melicope munroi

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Melicope
Species: M. munroi
Binomial name
Melicope munroi
(H.St.John) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone

Melicope munroi is a rare species of flowering plant in the citrus family known by the common names lanahale[1] and Munro's pelea.[2] It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Lanai. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. Like other Hawaiian Melicope, this species is known as alani.[3]

This is a shrub which grows up to 3 meters tall with oval leaves up to 11 centimeters long by 7.5 wide. Today the plant is only found on Lanai, and it has been extirpated from Molokai.[4] It is threatened by the degradation of its habitat by deer and introduced species of plants.[2]

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