Melicytus

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Kingdom Plantae Family Violaceae Tribe Rinoreeae Higher classification Violaceae		Order Malpighiales Subfamily Violoideae Scientific name Melicytus Rank Genus

Lower classifications Melicytus ramiflorus, Melicytus flexuosus

Melicytus garden plants

Melicytus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. Hymenanthera is a synonym.

Melicytus alpinus – porcupine shrub (New Zealand)

Melicytus angustifolius (New Zealand) [pro. parte synonym of Melicytus dentatus ]

Melicytus chathamicus – Chatham Island māhoe (Chatham Islands, New Zealand)

Melicytus crassifolius – thick-leaved māhoe (New Zealand)

Melicytus dentatus – tree violet (Australia), sometimes present in New Zealand

Melicytus drucei – Druce's māhoe, Mt Egmont shrub māhoe

Melicytus flexuosus B.P.J.Molloy & A.P.Druce

Melicytus lanceolatus – narrow-leaved māhoe

Melicytus macrophyllus - large-leaved māhoe

Melicytus micranthus – swamp māhoe

Melicytus novae-zelandiae – coastal māhoe (New Zealand)

Melicytus obovatus (New Zealand)

Melicytus ramiflorus, J.R. & G. Forster – māhoe or whitey-wood

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