Melicope paniculata, the Lihue melicope,[2] is a rare species of tree in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Like other Hawaiian Melicope, this species is known as alani.[3]

Melicope paniculata
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Melicope
Species:	M. paniculata
Binomial name
Melicope paniculata (H.St.John) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone

This tree was until recently thought to be extinct.[1] It was rediscovered in 1997.[4] In 2010 there were an estimated 500 individuals remaining and it was added to the endangered species list of the United States.[3]

The tree is endemic to the island of Kauai, where it grows in wet forest habitat.[3]

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