Melicope munroi

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Melicope munroi
Status TNC G1.svg
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Melicope
Species:
M. munroi
Binomial name
Melicope munroi

Melicope munroi is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae known by the common names lanahale [2] and Munro's pelea. [1] It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Lanai. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. Like other Hawaiian Melicope, this species is known as alani. [3]

This is a shrub which grows up to 3 meters tall with oval leaves up to 11 centimeters long by 7.5 wide. Today the plant is only found on Lanai, and it has been extirpated from Molokai. [4] It is threatened by the degradation of its habitat by deer and introduced species of plants. [1]

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