Melicope zahlbruckneri

Melicope zahlbruckneri, with the common names Zahlbruckner's melicope, Zahlbruckner's pelea, and kipuka piaula, is a species of tree in the family Rutaceae.

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

It is endemic to the big island of Hawaii in the Hawaiian Islands, currently with one extant population within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Like other Hawaiian Melicope, this species is known as alani.[2]

Its habitat is lava flows and soils rich in volcanic ash.[3] There is a single population of 25 mature trees in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and a few trees at a location nearby. A few immature trees have been planted in appropriate habitat. The plants are protected from cattle and feral pigs, but the habitat is still affected by non-native plants.[4]

It is an IUCN Red List and U.S. federally listed endangered species, threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References
  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Melicope zahlbruckneri . accessed 14 June 2017.
  2. USFWS. Species Reports: Plants.
  3. Melicope zahlbruckneri. The Nature Conservancy.
  4. USFWS. Melicope zahlbruckneri Five-year Review. January 2008.


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