Makawao Melicope

(Melicope obovata)

Description

Melicope obovata (also called Makawao melicope or obovate melicope) was a species of plant in the Rutaceae family. It was endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Sapindales

Family:Rutaceae

Genus:Melicope

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