Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_melicope_waialealae
Alani wai
Melicope waialealae
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About Alani wai
Alani wai (Melicope waialealae) 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: Evodia wailealae (Wawra) Drake; Pelea waialealae Wawra; Pelea waialealae var. latior H. St. John & E.P. Hume; Pelea waialealae var. pubescens Skottsb.; Pelea waialealeana O. Deg. & I. Deg..
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Melicope waialealae
- Hawaiian names
- ʻānonia · alani · alani kuahiwi · alani wai
- Other names
- Melicope waialealae · alani wai · ʻānonia · alani · alani kuahiwi · Evodia wailealae (Wawra) Drake · Pelea waialealae Wawra · Pelea waialealae var. latior H. St. John & E.P. Hume · Pelea waialealae var. pubescens Skottsb. · Pelea waialealeana O. Deg. & I. Deg.
- 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
- Bog margins · Wet shrubland · 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 wai (Melicope waialealae) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.