Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_melicope_peduncularis
Alani
Melicope peduncularis
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About Alani
Alani (Melicope peduncularis) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Kauaʻi evidence
Accepted status, Kauaʻi occurrence, nativity, growth form, and names were audited against the 2026 Smithsonian checklist and linked habit source. Scientific synonyms: Pelea grandipetala H. Lév.; Pelea niuensis H. St. John; Pelea olowaluensis H. St. John; Pelea paloloensis H. St. John; Pelea peduncularis H. Lév.; Pelea peduncularis var. cordata B. C. Stone; Pelea peduncularis var. niuensis (H. St. John) B. C. Stone; Pelea peduncularis var. nummularia B. C. Stone; Pelea peduncularis var. olowaluensis (H. St. John) B. C. Stone; Pelea peduncularis var. paloloensis (H. St. John) B. C. Stone; Pelea peduncularis var. pauciflora (H. St. John) B. C. Stone; Pelea peduncularis var. quadrata B. C. Stone; Pelea peduncularis var. ternifolia (Not Validly Published); Pelea penduliflora H. Lév.; Pelea rockii H. St. John; Pelea rockii var. pauciflora H. St. John; Pelea sandwicensis var. macrocarpa Hillebr. ex Rock; Pelea singuliflora H. Lév.; Pelea waianaiensis H. Lév.; Pelea waimeaensis H. St. John; Pelea wawraeana var. tenuifolia (Hillebr. ex Rock) H. St. John & Hume; Pelea wawraeana var. ternifolia (Not Validly Published).
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Melicope peduncularis
- Hawaiian names
- alani · alani kuahiwi
- Other names
- Melicope peduncularis · alani · alani kuahiwi · Pelea grandipetala H. Lév. · Pelea niuensis H. St. John · Pelea olowaluensis H. St. John · Pelea paloloensis H. St. John · Pelea peduncularis H. Lév. · Pelea peduncularis var. cordata B. C. Stone · Pelea peduncularis var. niuensis (H. St. John) B. C. Stone · Pelea peduncularis var. nummularia B. C. Stone · Pelea peduncularis var. olowaluensis (H. St. John) B. C. Stone · Pelea peduncularis var. paloloensis (H. St. John) B. C. Stone · Pelea peduncularis var. pauciflora (H. St. John) B. C. Stone · Pelea peduncularis var. quadrata B. C. Stone · Pelea peduncularis var. ternifolia (Not Validly Published) · Pelea penduliflora H. Lév. · Pelea rockii H. St. John · Pelea rockii var. pauciflora H. St. John · Pelea sandwicensis var. macrocarpa Hillebr. ex Rock · Pelea singuliflora H. Lév. · Pelea waianaiensis H. Lév. · Pelea waimeaensis H. St. John · Pelea wawraeana var. tenuifolia (Hillebr. ex Rock) H. St. John & Hume · Pelea wawraeana var. ternifolia (Not Validly Published)
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Smithsonian checklist assessment: Apparently Secure; U.S. status: No Status
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Island-level occurrence is retained; finer locality is intentionally withheld
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Mesic forest · Wet forest
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable habitat substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable flowers or seed and suitable establishment conditions; species-specific reproductive review remains open
- Shelter
- Suitable native vegetation structure and substrate
- Growth form
- Tree; Shrub
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Species-specific threat review pending; no fine-location evidence is published in this card
- Conservation actions
- Protect native habitat and verify species-specific actions against current conservation sources
- Monitoring
- Taxonomic identity, population condition, recruitment, and locally documented pressures; exact locations withheld
- Data gaps
- Species-specific ecology and threat citations · Reproductive phenology · Fine-scale habitat information intentionally not published
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- Alani (Melicope peduncularis) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.