Kingdom Plantae Family Rutaceae Genus Melicope | Order Sapindales Subfamily Toddalioideae Rank Species | |
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Melicope polybotrya is a flowering plant in the citrus family. The specific epithet comes from the Greek polys (“many”) and botrys (“bunch”), referring to the clusters of flowers in the type specimen.
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Description
It is a tree growing to 8 m in height. The 3-foliolate leaves, with petiolulate, broadly obovoid to orbicular leaflets,are 70–120 mm long, 70–90 mm wide. The 7 mm long, green flowers occur in clusters from mid December to early February. The fruits are brown, 4-lobed capsules, 5–6 mm long; the round, black seeds are 4 mm long.
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea where it is fairly common. It occurs in sheltered forest, especially at lower elevations.
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