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Overview:

Threatened

Conservation Status

NatureServe: G2G3 VulnerableImperiled

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms:

1. Pelea balloui Rock
2. Pelea mannii Hbd. p.p.
3. Pelea olowaluensis St. John
4. Pelea ukeleteensis St. John

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Physical Description

Family Rutaceae:

The Rutaceae are herbs, shrubs, and trees with glandular punctate, commonly strongly smelling herbage comprising about 150 genera and 1,500 species that are further characterized by the common occurrence of spines and winged petioles. The leaves are alternate or opposite, simple or palmately or pinnately compound, or sometimes heathlike or reduced to spines; stipules are absent. The flowers are often sweet-scented, nearly always bisexual, and are actinomorphic or sometimes zygomorphic. The calyx consists of 3-5 distinct or basally connate sepals and the corolla consists of 3-5 distinct or sometimes connate petals or rarely the petals are lacking. The androecium consists of distinct or sometimes connate stamens that are commonly obdiplostemonous, that is in two whorls with the outer whorl opposite the petals. However, sometimes there may be (1)3-4 whorls or rarely up to 60 stamens. The gynoecium consists of a single compound pistil of commonly 2-5 or more, often incompletely connate carpels that may be united only basally or apically, either one or an equal number of styles, and a superior ovary with usually 2-5 or more locules, each bearing 1-several axile ovules. Generally, an intrastaminal nectary disk is situated between the stamens and the ovary. The fruit is variable. -- Gerald Carr.

Habit: Tree

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Distribution

Range and Population

Oceania

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Similar Species

Members of the genus Melicope:

There are approximately 289 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: M. obtusifolia gigas · M. aberrans · M. accedens · M. acronychioides · M. acuminata · M. adscendens (Alani) · M. aequata · M. affinis · M. alba · M. albiflora · M. anisata (Mokihana) · M. auriculata · M. australasica · M. awadan · M. bakeri · M. balankazo · M. balansae · M. balloui (Alani) · M. barbigera (Uahi-A-Pele) · M. beccarii · M. belahe · M. benguetensis · M. bonwickii · M. borbonica · M. borbonica var. acuminata · M. boweriana · M. brachiata · M. bracteata · M. brassii · M. broadbentiana · M. buennemeijeri · M. buennemeijerii · M. burmahia · M. burttiana · M. buwaldae · M. calycina · M. capillacea · M. carrii · M. celebica · M. chapelieri · M. chapelieri var. sessilis · M. chooreechillum · M. christophersenii (Christophersen's Pelea) · M. chunii · M. cinerea (Manena) · M. clathrata · M. clemensiae · M. clusiifolia (Clusia-Leaf Pelea) · M. confusa · M. contermina · M. coodeana · M. coriacea · M. corneri · M. cruciata (Cross-Bearing Pelea) · M. crusiata · M. cucullata · M. cucullata var. robustior · M. curranii · M. decaryana · M. degeneri (Degener's Pelea) · M. denhamii · M. densiflora · M. dielsii · M. discolor · M. diversifolia · M. doormani-montis · M. doormanimontis · M. dubia · M. elleryana (Pink Evodia) · M. elliptica (Leiohi'iaka) · M. emarginata · M. erromangensis · M. erythrococca · M. euneura · M. euneuron · M. fareana · M. fatuhivensis · M. feddei (Hiiaka) · M. fellii · M. flaviflora · M. floribunda · M. fulva · M. gjellerupii · M. glabella · M. glaberrima · M. glabra · M. glabriflora · M. glomerata · M. grandifolia · M. grisea · M. grisea var. crassifolia · M. halconensis · M. haleakalae (Haleakala Melicope) · M. haupuensis (Alani) · M. hawaiensis (Manena) · M. hayesii · M. helferi · M. heliferi · M. heterophylla · M. hivaoaensis

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Notes

Contributors:

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

• USDA PLANTS: USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers:

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 196017
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1040075
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:774260-1
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDRUT0A050
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: PEBA4
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 49826