Melicope_puberula

<i>Melicope puberula</i>

Melicope puberula

Species of flowering plant

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    Walsh, S.; Nyberg, B.; Wood, K. (2020). "Melicope puberula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T33676A83803197. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T33676A83803197.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Melicope puberula. The Nature Conservancy.
  3. [3]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Melicope puberula". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  4. [4]
    USFWS. Species Reports: Plants.
  5. [5]
    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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