Melicope puberula

Melicope puberula, the hairy melicope,^[2][3] is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Like other Hawaiian Melicope, this species is known as alani.^[4] In 2010 it was added to the endangered species list of the United States.^[5]

Melicope puberula
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Melicope
Species:	M. puberula
Binomial name
Melicope puberula (H.St.John) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone

This shrub is endemic to the island of Kauai where it grows in wet forests and bogs. There are an estimated 900 individuals remaining.^[5]