Melicope sandwicensis

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Melicope sandwicensis
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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

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

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

It is an Endangered species, threatened by habitat loss.

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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.