Rutaceae
Melicope

Melicope retusa (A.Gray) T.G.Hartley

First published in Allertonia 8: 169 (2001)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Pacific. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gardner, R.O. (2011). Trees and shrubs of Niue: an identification guide to the island's indigenous and naturalised woody plants: 1-244. R.O. Gardner, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Suzuki, M., Taufatofua, P. & Koyama, T. (2007). New records of plants from Tonga. Makinoa, n.s., 6: 25-62.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Suzuki, M., Taufatofua, P. & Koyama, T. (2007). New records of plants from Tonga. Makinoa, n.s., 6: 25-62.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 10, 1989 Yuncker, T.G. [9753] Niue K000717392 Type Yes
Mar 10, 1989 Vaupel, F.K.J. [67] Samoa K000717391 Type Yes
Mar 10, 1989 Yuncker, T.G. [9917] Niue K000717393 Isotype Yes
Setchell, W.A.; Parks, H.E. [15223] Tonga K002167735 Yes
Sykes, W.R. [423] Niue K002167737 Yes
Sykes, W.R. [479] Niue K002167736 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [W1743] Samoa K002167719 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [10752] Niue K002167743 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [W3804] Samoa K002167725 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [W3689] Samoa K002167721 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [10845] Niue K002167742 Yes
Yen, D.E. [s.n.] K002167744 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [7550] Samoa K002167718 Yes
Sykes, W.R. [1036] Niue K002167734 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [5989] Tonga K002167740 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Samoa K002167716 Yes
Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P. [3414] Samoa K002167722 Yes
s.coll. [173] Samoa K002167723 Yes
s.coll. [19796] K002167745 Yes
Jeisin, J. Malaysia K002166760 Yes
Scarth-Johnson, V. [160] Tonga K002167741 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [7437] Tonga K002167739 Yes
Sykes, W.R. [688] Niue K002167738 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Samoa K002167717 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [W4251] Samoa K002167720 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [11311] Samoa K002167724 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0