Melicope sandwicensis

Melicope sandwicensis, the Mt. Kaala melicope,[2] is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae.

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

It is endemic to Oahu island, of the Hawaiian Islands.

It is an Endangered species, threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Melicope sandwicensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T33678A9795614. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33678A9795614.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. "Melicope sandwicensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 6 July 2015.


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