Melicytus micranthus (Hook.F.) Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Violaceae > Melicytus

Characteristics

Shrub up to 2 m. tall or occ. more; branches stiff ± interlaced; branchlets stiff, ± pubescent. Lvs sts fascicled; petioles slender 3-5-(10) mm. long, ± pubescent; lamina subcoriac., 1-2.5 × 1-2 cm., elliptic-to obovate-oblong to broad-ovate, sinuate to subcrenate, sts sub-entire. Fls minute, axillary, solitary or 2-3 together; pedicels ± pubescent; ♂ with short ± ciliate rounded calyx-lobes; petals oblong, twice length of calyx; anthers broad, sessile; connective flat. ♀ calyx and petals as in ♂; style short, stout; stigma discoid, 3-5-lobed. Berry 3-4 mm. diam., obovoid to subglobose, dark purple; seeds (1)-4.
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Images

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Distribution

Melicytus micranthus world distribution map, present in Madagascar and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:866977-1
WFO ID wfo-0000451835
COL ID 3ZF82
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Synonyms

Melicytus micranthus Elaeodendron micranthum