Zanthoxylum kauaense
Appearance
Zanthoxylum kauaense | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Genus: | Zanthoxylum |
Species: | Z. kauaense
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Binomial name | |
Zanthoxylum kauaense |
Zanthoxylum kauaense, commonly known as aʻe or Kauaʻi pricklyash, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It usually inhabits mixed mesic forests at elevations of 300–1,980 m (980–6,500 ft), but can also be found in dry and wet forests.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
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- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Zanthoxylum kauaense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33572A9794006. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33572A9794006.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "ae, manele, heae". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-19.