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12-22-2016

Melicope knudsenii

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Melicope knudsenii, commonly known as Olokele Valley melicope or Knudsen’s melicope, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It inhabits montane mesic forests dominated by Acacia koa, Metrosideros polymorpha, and Dicranopteris linearis on Kauaʻi and East Maui. Associated plants include Syzygium sandwicensis, Cheirodendron trigynum, Myrsine lessertiana, Ilex anomala, Alphitonia ponderosa, Zanthoxylum dipetalum, Kadua terminalis, Pleomele aurea, Bobea spp., Tetraplasandra waimeae, Xylosma hawaiiense, Eurya sandwicensis, Psychotria mariniana, Melicope anisata, Melicope barbigera, Pouteria sandwicensis, Dodonaea viscosa, and Dianella sandwicensis. It is threatened by habitat loss. Like other Hawaiian Melicope, this species is known as alani. This is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

Detailed information
Full Name: alani (Melicope knudsenii)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 02/25/1994 Pacific Region (Region 1) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the alani, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Hawaii
  • US Counties in which the alani, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
03/30/2016 81 FR 17789 18110 Designation and Nondesignation of Critical Habitat on Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and Kahoolawe for 135 Species; Final Rule
02/12/2016 81 FR 7571 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 76 Species in Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho
06/11/2012 77 FR 34464 34775 Listing 38 Species on Molokai, Lanai, and Maui as Endangered and Designating Critical Habitat on Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and Kahoolawe for 135 Species
03/06/2012 77 FR 13248 13251 5-Year Status Reviews of 46 Species in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Montana, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands:Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information.
03/08/2007 72 FR 10547 10550 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 71 Species in Oregon, Hawaii, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Territory of Guam
05/14/2003 68 FR 25983 26032 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 60 Plant Species from the Islands of Maui and Kahoolawe, HI (2 of 5)
05/14/2003 68 FR 26083 26132 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 60 Plant Species from the Islands of Maui and Kahoolawe, HI (4 of 5)
05/14/2003 68 FR 25934 25982 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 60 Plant Species from the Islands of Maui and Kahoolawe, HI (1 of 5)
05/14/2003 68 FR 26133 26165 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 60 Plant Species from the Islands of Maui and Kahoolawe, HI (5 of 5)
05/14/2003 68 FR 26033 26082 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 60 Plant Species from the Islands of Maui and Kahoolawe, HI (3 of 5)
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
08/23/1998 Kauai II: Addendum to the Recovery Plan for the Kauai Plant Cluster View Implementation Progress Final
09/20/1995 Recovery Plan for the Kaua'i Plant Cluster View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
08/23/1998 Kauai II: Addendum to the Recovery Plan for the Kauai Plant Cluster View Implementation Progress Final
09/20/1995 Recovery Plan for the Kaua'i Plant Cluster View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
02/12/2016 81 FR 7571 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 76 Species in Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
03/06/2012 77 FR 13248 13251 5-Year Status Reviews of 46 Species in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Montana, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands:Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information.
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
03/08/2007 72 FR 10547 10550 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 71 Species in Oregon, Hawaii, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Territory of Guam
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
03/07/2001 66 FR 13691 13692 ETWP; Reopening of Comment Period and Notice of Availability of the Draft Economic Analysis for Proposed Critical Habitat for 76 Plants From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, HI
  • Notice Doc. Availability
  • Notice Reopen Comment
Date
Title
03/31/2014 Melicope knudsenii 5-yr review 2014
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