Melicope reflexa

Melicope reflexa, the reflexed pelea or lava melicope, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is found only on the island of Molokai. Like other Hawaiian Melicope, this species is known as alani.^[2] It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

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

This is a shrub growing 1 to 3 meters tall. It grows in wet forest habitat on Molokai, where it is known to exist at only four locations. The total number of plants is estimated to be under 1000. It is threatened by the degradation of its habitat by feral ungulates such as deer, goats, and pigs, and non-native plant species.^[1]