Zanthoxylum oahuense
| Zanthoxylum oahuense | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Zanthoxylum |
| Species: | Z. oahuense |
| Binomial name | |
| Zanthoxylum oahuense Hillebr. | |
| Synonyms | |
Zanthoxylum oahuense, commonly known as Aʻe or Oʻahu prickly-ash, is a species of flowering plant in the citrus family, Rutaceae, that is endemic to the island of Oʻahu in Hawaii. It is a small tree, reaching a height of 5 m (16 ft).[2] Aʻe inhabits mixed mesic and wet forests at elevations of 580–800 m (1,900–2,620 ft).[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Zanthoxylum oahuense Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 24 August 2007.
- 1 2 Little, Elbert L., Jr.; Skolmen, Roger G. (1989). "Aʻe" (PDF). United States Forest Service.
- ↑ "ae, manele, heae". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
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