Melicope simplex A.Cunn.

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Name scientific

Melicope simplex A.Cunn., Ann. Nat. Hist. 3: 315 (1839)

Preferred name

Melicope simplex A.Cunn.

Taxonomy reference

Hartley, T.G. 2000: On the Taxonomy and Biogeography of Euodia and Melicope (Rutaceae). Allertonia 8(1): 1–319.

Linked name

Melicope simplex A.Cunn.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Authors

A.Cunn.

Original authors

A.Cunn.

Publication place

Cunningham, A. 1839: Florae insularum Novae Zelandiae precursor; or a specimen of the botany of the islands of New Zealand. Annals of Natural History 3: 314–319.

Year published

1839

Publication page

315

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Melicope simplex A.Cunn.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Melicope simplex

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Rutaceae

Genus

Melicope

Species

simplex

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Poataniwha

Language of use: Māori

Synonyms

Associations

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Associated organism

Association source

is host of

Ileostylus micranthus (Hook.f.) Tiegh.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Korthalsella clavata (Kirk) Cheeseman

CHR (2 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Korthalsella lindsayi (Oliv. ex Hook.f.) Engl.

CHR (37 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Korthalsella Tiegh.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Phycopeltis

CHR (2 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Thalloloma subvelata (Stirt.) D.J.Galloway

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Weymouthia mollis (Hedw.) Broth.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

Descriptions

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Melicope simplex A.Cunn.

Description

Glab., ± divaricate shrub up to 30 dm. or more tall; branchlets slender. Lvs of seedling and young plants 3-foliolate, on very slender petioles up to c. 2 cm. long; lflts ± 5-10 × 3-10 mm., ± rhomboid; margins crenulate to subentire. Lvs of mature plants mostly 1-foliolate, on slender flattened petioles up to 5 mm. long; alt. or clustered on short arrested branchlets; (5)-10-15-(20) × (5)-10-15-(20) mm., rhomboid to suborbicular, gland-dotted, crenulate. Infl. of 1-4 axillary fls, on very slender peduncles up to 5 mm. long; bracts minute, ovate. Fls perfect to unisexual, c. 5 mm. diam.; sepals minute, triangular; petals ± 3 mm. long, greenish to clear white; stamens exserted in ♂.♀ with pilose ovary; style exserted; stigma capitate, obscurely 4-lobed. Fr. and seed as in , but smaller.

Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.