Kingdom Plantae Family Rutaceae Genus Melicope | Order Sapindales Subfamily Toddalioideae Rank Species | |
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Melicope bonwickii is a tree in the citrus family Rutaceae.
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Description
Melicope bonwickii grows up to 40 metres (130 ft) tall. The flowers are pink or occasionally white. The fruits are roundish to obovoid and measure up to 0.6 cm (0.2 in) long. In Indonesia the bark is locally used to treat leech bites.
Distribution and habitat
Melicope bonwickii grows naturally in Java, Borneo, the Philippines, New Guinea and Australia. In Malaysian Borneo its habitat is forests from sea-level to 750 metres (2,500 ft) altitude.
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