Melicope mucronulata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Melicope |
| Species: | M. mucronulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Melicope mucronulata | |
Melicope mucronulata is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. Like other Hawaiian Melicope, this species is known as alani.[2]
This plant has been known from the islands of Maui and Molokai. The Maui population was last seen in 1983,[3] and it is probably extinct.[1] On Molokai there are only three plants left.[3]
The last individuals of the species are threatened by the coffee twig borer (Xylosandrus compactus) and habitat degradation by feral ungulates such as Axis deer.[3]
References
- ^ a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Melicope mucronulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33672A9801758. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33672A9801758.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ USFWS. Species Reports: Plants.
- ^ a b c USFWS. Melicope mucronulata Five-year Review. January 2008.