Overview

Distribution

Range Description

Found on Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Maui and Hawaii.
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Zanthoxylum hawaiiense var. velutinosum Rock:
United States (North America)
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Zanthoxylum hawaiiense var. subacutum H. St. John:
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Zanthoxylum hawaiiense var. citriodorum Rock:
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Zanthoxylum hawaiiense Hillebr.:
United States (North America)
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Zanthoxylum bluettianum Rock:
United States (North America)
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National Distribution

United States

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

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Global Range: Current range: Kauai, Molokai, Maui, Hawaii; known historically from Lanai.

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Historic Range:
U.S.A. (HI)

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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat and Ecology

Habitat and Ecology
A species scattered mainly in dry forest on lava flows up to 1,740 m.

Systems
  • Terrestrial
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Comments: Dry to moist forests (or, rarely, wet forests). On Molokai and Lanai: gulches and ridges. On East Maui and Hawaii: old lava flows.

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Population Biology

Number of Occurrences

Note: For many non-migratory species, occurrences are roughly equivalent to populations.

Estimated Number of Occurrences: 6 - 20

Comments: 8 CURRENT AND 8 HISTORICAL OCCURRENCES.

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Conservation

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List Assessment


Red List Category
EN
Endangered

Red List Criteria
C2a

Version
2.3

Year Assessed
1998
  • Needs updating

Assessor/s
World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Reviewer/s

History
  • 1997
    Endangered
    (Walter and Gillett 1998)
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National NatureServe Conservation Status

United States

Rounded National Status Rank: N1 - Critically Imperiled

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NatureServe Conservation Status

Rounded Global Status Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled

Reasons: Endemic to Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and Hawaii. The species is possibly extirpated on Lanai, only a single tree is currently known on Kauai, and it is extremely rare on Molokai and Maui. The only large population remaining is on the Pohakuloa Training Area on Hawaii. The total number of individuals of this species appears to be under 500. The major threats are ungulates, alien plants, and fire.

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Current Listing Status Summary

Status: Endangered
Date Listed: 03/04/1994
Lead Region:   Pacific Region (Region 1) 
Where Listed:


Population detail:

Listing status: E

For most current information and documents related to the conservation status and management of Zanthoxylum hawaiiense, see its USFWS Species Profile

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Population

Population
At least 11 populations are said to remain on four of the islands, amounting to over 250 individuals. The majority of them are found on Hawaii at Puuwaawaa and Pohakuloa and areas in between.
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Threats

Threats

Major Threats
Competition with alien plants and feral and domesticated grazers continues to put pressure on the remaining subpopulations.
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Comments: Threats include alien plants and animals (cattle, goats, sheep), fire, and military exercises.

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Management

Conservation Actions

Conservation Actions
The species is listed under the US Endangered Species Act.
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Biological Research Needs: Population biology and ecology.

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Needs: Protect all occurrences.

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Wikipedia

Zanthoxylum hawaiiense

Zanthoxylum hawaiiense, commonly known Aʻe or Hawaiʻi pricklyash, is a species of flowering plant in the citrus family, Rutaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It can be found at elevations of 550–1,740 m (1,800–5,710 ft) in dry forests, where it grows on lava flows, and mixed mesic forests on the Island of Hawaiʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi, and Lānaʻi.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.


Zanthoxylum is from the Greek ξανθὸν ξύλον, meaning "yellow wood"[3]

References

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Names and Taxonomy

Taxonomy

Comments: GENUS PANTROPICAL, EXTENDING INTO NORTH TEMPERATE AREAS OF NORTH AMERICA AND ASIA. SPECIES ENDEMIC TO HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

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