Melicope littoralis (Endl.) T.G.Hartley ex P.S.Green

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Melicope

Characteristics

Tree to 5 m high. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets subsessile, the lamina broadly obovate to elliptic, (7–) 12–30 cm long, (3.5–) 6–13 cm wide, acute-attenuate at base, rounded-obtuse at apex, gland-dotted. Inflorescence axillary, 5–11 cm long, 7–11-flowered. Flowers bisexual. Sepals c. 2 mm long, densely puberulent, scarcely connate. Petals narrowly lanceolate, c. 5 mm long, borne erect, somewhat cucullate with a very small retrorse apiculum, pubescent outside, creamy-white. Stamens 4–5 mm long. Ovary pubescent; style c. 2 mm long; stigma small. Follicles 4, 8–12 mm long, c. 5 mm wide, acuminate. Seeds globose, slightly flattened, 5–6 mm long, black, shiny.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Distribution

Melicope littoralis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:948116-1
WFO ID wfo-0001272960
COL ID 3ZF25
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Ampacus litoralis Euodia littoralis Melicope littoralis