Zanthoxylum oahuense

Species of tree

Zanthoxylum oahuense
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Zanthoxylum
Species:
Z. oahuense
Binomial name
Zanthoxylum oahuense
Hillebr.
Synonyms[2]

Fagara oahuensis (Hillebr.) Engler

Zanthoxylum oahuense, commonly known as aʻe or Oʻahu prickly-ash, is a species of flowering plant in the 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

  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Zanthoxylum oahuense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33573A9794078. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33573A9794078.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Little, Elbert L. Jr.; Skolmen, Roger G. (1989). "Aʻe" (PDF). United States Forest Service.
  3. ^ "ae, manele, heae". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
Taxon identifiers
Zanthoxylum oahuense


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