Melicope contermina
Melicope contermina is a flowering plant in the family Rutaceae. The specific epithet comes from the Latin con (“with”) and terminus (“end”), with reference to the styles being joined at their ends.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Melicope |
| Species: | M. contermina |
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Description
It is a shrub or small tree growing to 5 m in height. The 3-foliolate leaves, with petiolulate, elliptic leaflets, are 40–90 mm long, 20–35 mm wide. The 8 mm long, white flowers occur in clusters from November to January. The shiny, black seeds, 5–6 mm long, are contained in 4-lobed capsules, 16 mm long.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, where it is rare. It is most often seen in Erskine Valley, between Mounts Lidgbird and Gower, at the southern end of the island.[1][2]
References
- " Melicope contermina ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- Hutton, Ian (1998). The Australian Geographic Book of Lord Howe Island. Sydney: Australian Geographic. p. 144. ISBN 1-876276-27-4.
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