Kingdom Plantae Subfamily Toddalioideae Rank Species | Family Rutaceae Genus Melicope Order Sapindales | |
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Similar Melicope, Sapindales, Boenninghausenia, Euodia, Melicope elleryana | ||
Melicope triphylla is a plant in the citrus family Rutaceae. The specific epithet triphylla is from the Greek meaning "three leaf", referring to the trifoliolate leaves.
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Description
Melicope triphylla grows up as a shrub or tree up to 15 metres (50 ft) tall. The flowers are unisexual. The ellispoid to roundish fruits measure up to 0.5 cm (0.2 in) long.
Distribution and habitat
Melicope triphylla grows naturally in the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan south to Borneo and east to New Guinea. In Malaysian Borneo its habitat is forests from sea-level to 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) altitude.
References
Melicope triphylla Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA