Melicope paniculata

Melicope paniculata

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

Melicope paniculata, the Lihue melicope,[1] is a rare species of tree in the Rutaceae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Like other Hawaiian Melicope, this species is known as alani.[2]

This tree was recently thought to be extinct.[3] It was rediscovered in 1997.[4] In 2010 there were an estimated 500 individuals remaining and it was added to the endangered species list of the United States.[2]

The tree is endemic to the island of Kauai, where it grows in wet forest habitat.[2]

References

  1. "Melicope paniculata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 USFWS. Determination of Endangered Status for 48 Species on Kauai and Designation of Critical Habitat; Final Rule. Federal Register April 13, 2010.
  3. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Melicope paniculata. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 May 2011.
  4. Melicope paniculata. The Nature Conservancy.
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