| Zanthoxylum kauaense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Zanthoxylum |
| Species: | Z. kauaense
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| Binomial name | |
| Zanthoxylum kauaense | |
Zanthoxylum kauaense, commonly known as aʻe or Kauaʻi pricklyash, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It usually inhabits mixed mesic forests at elevations of 300–1,980 m (980–6,500 ft), but can also be found in dry and wet forests.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Zanthoxylum kauaense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33572A9794006. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33572A9794006.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "ae, manele, heae". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-19.