Kingdom Plantae Family Rutaceae Genus Melicope People also search for Melicope polybotrya | Order Sapindales Subfamily Toddalioideae Rank Species | |
Melicope contermina is a flowering plant in the citrus family. The specific epithet comes from the Latin con (“with”) and terminus (“end”), with reference to the styles being joined at their ends.
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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.
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.
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