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Melicope rostrata (pilo kea lau li'i)

Synonyms: Platydesma rostrata (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Platydesma rostrata is a rare species of flowering plant in the citrus family known by the common name pilo kea lau li'i. It is endemic to Hawaii, where there are only about 100 individuals remaining on island of Kauai. It was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 2010. This plant is a shrub growing one to three meters tall. The leaves are up to 42 centimeters long and white flowers occur in the leaf axils. The shrub grows in moist and wet forest habitat. It is threatened by feral pigs and other animals, and introduced species of plants.
View Wikipedia Record: Melicope rostrata

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Melicope rostrata

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Shrub

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