Melicope macropus

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

Melicope macropus, the Kaholuamanu melicope, [2] was a species of plant in the citrus family, Rutaceae.

It is extinct, and was endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. [3]

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References

  1. Clark, M. (2020). "Melicope macropus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T33670A183183123. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T33670A183183123.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Melicope macropus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. "Melicope macropus (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-26.