Melicope hawaiensis

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Melicope hawaiensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Melicope
Species:
M. hawaiensis
Binomial name
Melicope hawaiensis
Synonyms [2] [3]
  • Pelea hawaiensisWawra
  • Pelea brighamiiH.St.John
  • Pelea cinerea var. racemifloraRock
  • Pelea cinerea var. sulfureaRock
  • Pelea gaudichaudiiH.St.John
  • Pelea kilaueaensisH.St.John
  • Pelea sulfurea(Rock) H.St.John & E.P.Hume

Melicope hawaiensis, or manena, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Melicope hawaiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T33667A9795465. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33667A9795465.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Melicope hawaiensis (Wawra) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  3. "Melicope hawaiensis (Wawra) T. G. Hartley & B. C. Stone". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 29, 2023.