Sapindus oahuensis
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| Sapindus oahuensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Sapindus |
| Species: | S. oahuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sapindus oahuensis Hillebr. ex Radlk.[2] |
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Sapindus oahuensis, commonly known as Āulu or Lonomea, is a species of soapberry that is endemic to Hawaii. It can be found in dry, coastal mesic, and mixed mesic forests[4] at elevations of 61–610 m (200–2,000 ft)[5] on the islands of Kauaʻi (Waimea Canyon) and Oʻahu (Waiʻanae and Koʻolau Ranges).[4] Āulu reaches a height of 18 m (59 ft) and a trunk diameter of 0.5 m (1.6 ft).[5] It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Sapindus oahuensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- ^ "Taxon: Sapindus oahuensis Hillebr. ex Radlk.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-11-05. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?33088. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ^ "Sapindus oahuensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=28698. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ^ a b "Sapindus oahuensis Hillebrand (Sapindaceae)". Meet the Plants. National Tropical Botanical Gardens. http://www.ntbg.org/plants/plant_details.php?plantid=11902&rid=2160. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- ^ a b Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989) (PDF). Āulu. United States Forest Service. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/trees/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Sapindus_oahuensis.pdf.
[edit] External links
Media related to Sapindus oahuensis at Wikimedia Commons 
Data related to Sapindus oahuensis at Wikispecies
- "Sapindus oahuensis". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. http://www2.hawaii.edu/~eherring/hawnprop/sap-oahu.htm.
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