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Melicope pallida (Alani; pale melicope)

Synonyms: Euodia pallida (homotypic); Evodia pallida; Pelea leveillei; Pelea pallida (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Melicope pallida (pale melicope) is a species of tree in the Rutaceae family. 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. This tree grows up to ten meters in height. The leaves have thin oval blades folded along the midline and measuring up to 21 centimeters long by 8 wide. The flowers have yellow-green petals and are borne in cymes in the leaf axils.
View Wikipedia Record: Melicope pallida

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Melicope pallida

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Tree

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0