Biology:Melicope puberula
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Melicope puberula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Melicope |
| Species: | M. puberula
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| Binomial name | |
| Melicope puberula (H.St.John) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
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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]
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
- ↑ 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/33676/83803197. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Melicope puberula. The Nature Conservancy.
- ↑ "Melicope puberula". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MEPU4. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ↑ USFWS. Species Reports: Plants.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 USFWS. Determination of Endangered Status for 48 Species on Kauai and Designation of Critical Habitat; Final Rule. Federal Register April 13, 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q5473371 entry
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