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Melicytus venosus Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange

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Melicytus venosus Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange in Heenan et al., New Zealand J. Bot. 56: online published (2017)
Melicytus venosus Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange
Heenan, P.B.; Courtney, S.P.; de Lange, P.J.; Molloy, B.P.J. 2018: Three new Melicytus species from central New Zealand and a revised circumscription of Melicytus obovatus (Violaceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 56: 51–83. (Published online: Published online: 14 Nov 2017)

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New Zealand
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Heenan, P.B.; Courtney, S.P.; de Lange, P.J.; Molloy, B.P.J. (2018)

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Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange
Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange
Heenan, P.B.; Courtney, S.P.; de Lange, P.J.; Molloy, B.P.J. 2018: Three new Melicytus species from central New Zealand and a revised circumscription of Melicytus obovatus (Violaceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 56: 51–83. (Published online: Published online: 14 Nov 2017)
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Melicytus venosus Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange
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Melicytus venosus
The specific epithet venosusrefers to the leaf venation that is obvious and very pronounced on the abaxial surface, including the fine veinlets, and which distinguishes it from the other species in the M. obovatus complex.
Holotype. New Zealand. Marlborough Sounds, Middle Trio Is, scrub, D.J. Campbell s.n., 3 Nov 1967 (CHR 596045!).

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Malpighiales
Violaceae
Melicytus
venosus

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Melicytus venosus Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange
Melicytus venosus Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)
Melicytus venosus Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange
Melicytus venosus Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange
Melicytus venosus Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange
Heenan, P.B. (2017)
Melicytus venosus Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange
Melicytus venosus Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange
Melicytus venosus Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange
Heenan, P.B.; Courtney, S.P.; de Lange, P.J.; Molloy, B.P.J. (2018)
Melicytus venosus Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange

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Melicytus venosus Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Melicytus venosus Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
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Melicytus venosus Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
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Melicytus venosus Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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typification
Holotype. New Zealand. Marlborough Sounds, Middle Trio Is, scrub, D.J. Campbell s.n., 3 Nov 1967 (CHR 596045!).
Heenan, P.B.; Courtney, S.P.; de Lange, P.J.; Molloy, B.P.J. 2018: Three new Melicytus species from central New Zealand and a revised circumscription of Melicytus obovatus (Violaceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 56: 51–83. (Published online: Published online: 14 Nov 2017)
Etymology
The specific epithet venosusrefers to the leaf venation that is obvious and very pronounced on the abaxial surface, including the fine veinlets, and which distinguishes it from the other species in the M. obovatus complex.
Heenan, P.B.; Courtney, S.P.; de Lange, P.J.; Molloy, B.P.J. 2018: Three new Melicytus species from central New Zealand and a revised circumscription of Melicytus obovatus (Violaceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 56: 51–83. (Published online: Published online: 14 Nov 2017)

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5 January 2018
21 May 2020
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