Zanthoxylum oahuense

Zanthoxylum oahuense
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Zanthoxylum
Species:	Z. oahuense
Binomial name
Zanthoxylum oahuense Hillebr.
Synonyms
Fagara oahuensis (Hillebr.) Engler[2]

Zanthoxylum oahuense, commonly known as Aʻe or Oʻahu Prickly-ash, is a species of flowering plant in the citrus 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 (1,900–2,600 ft).^[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Zanthoxylum oahuense. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 August 2007.
2. ^ ^{a b} Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989) (PDF). Aʻe. United States Forest Service. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/trees/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Zanthoxylum_oahuense.pdf. 
3. ^ "ae, manele, heae". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/resultsdetailed.asp?search=ae_Z. Retrieved 2009-11-19.