Melicope kaalaensis

Melicope kaalaensis is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae known by the common name Kaala melicope.[2] I

Melicope kaalaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Melicope
Species:
M. kaalaensis
Binomial name
Melicope kaalaensis
(St. John) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone

It is endemic to the Waianae Range on Oahu island, in the Hawaiian Islands.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Melicope kaalaensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T33668A9801463. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33668A9801463.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. "Melicope kaalaensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 6 July 2015.


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