Melicytus Explained

Melicytus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. Hymenanthera is a synonym.^[1] It includes 19 species native to Australia, New Zealand, and the southwestern Pacific.

Species

19 species are accepted.

• Melicytus alpinus ^[2] – porcupine shrub (New Zealand)^[3]
• Melicytus angustifolius ^[2] (New Zealand) [pro. parte synonym of ''[[Melicytus dentatus]] ^[4] ]
• Melicytus chathamicus ^[2] – Chatham Island mahoe (Chatham Islands, New Zealand)^[5]
• Melicytus crassifolius ^[2] – thick-leaved mahoe (New Zealand)^[6]
• Melicytus dentatus – tree violet (Australia),^[7] sometimes present in New Zealand^[8]
• Melicytus drucei – Druce's mahoe, Mt Egmont shrub mahoe
• Melicytus fasciger
• Melicytus flexuosus B.P.J.Molloy & A.P.Druce
• Melicytus improcerus
• Melicytus lanceolatus – narrow-leaved mahoe
• Melicytus latifolius
• Melicytus macrophyllus - large-leaved mahoe
• Melicytus micranthus – swamp mahoe
• Melicytus novae-zelandiae ^[2] – coastal mahoe (New Zealand)^[9]
• Melicytus obovatus ^[2] (New Zealand)^[10]
• Melicytus orarius
• Melicytus ramiflorus, J.R. & G. Forster – mahoe or whitey-wood
• Melicytus × ramilanceolatus
• Melicytus samoensis
• Melicytus venosus

Notes and References

1. http://demo.nzor.org.nz/names/f9005e15-82d6-42ea-b17d-bed280d4ffca NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator)
2. Web site: Species in Melicytus. The Plant List. 22 October 2012.
3. Web site: Melicytus alpinus. NZ Plant Conservation Network. 22 October 2012.
4. http://demo.nzor.org.nz/names/dced22a2-a8c7-40e8-9db9-63e047208e9e NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator)
5. Web site: Melicytus chathamicus. NZ Plant Conservation Network. 22 October 2012.
6. Web site: Melicytus crassifolius. NZ Plant Conservation Network. 22 October 2012.
7. Web site: Melicytus dentatus . 22 October 2012 . PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online . Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia.
8. https://archive.today/20121220173555/http://demo.nzor.org.nz/names/d2cf845a-5576-4a63-a73a-6b5925374f15 NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator)
9. Web site: Melicytus novae-zelandiae. NZ Plant Conservation Network. 22 October 2012.
10. Web site: Melicytus obovatus. NZ Plant Conservation Network. 22 October 2012.