Melicope orbicularis

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

Melicope orbicularis, also called Honokahua melicope [2] or orbicular pelea, is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. [3] It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Melicope orbicularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T33674A9801896. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33674A9801896.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Melicope orbicularis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. "Melicope orbicularis (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-26.

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