Rutaceae
Melicope

Melicope ponapensis Lauterb.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56: 510 (1921)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caroline Islands (Pohnpei). It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Caroline Is.

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1989 Ledermann, C.L. [13388] Micronesia, Federated States of K000717582 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1989 Ledermann, C.L. [10649] Micronesia, Federated States of K000717580 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1989 Ledermann, C.L. [13545] Micronesia, Federated States of K000717581 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1989 Ledermann, C.L. [13785] Micronesia, Federated States of K000717579 Type Yes
Ledermann [13229] Micronesia, Federated States of K002167765 Yes
Lorence, D.; Lengsi, R.; Perlman, S.; Eperiam, E. [1182] Micronesia, Federated States of K002167759 Yes
Ledermann [13434] Micronesia, Federated States of K002167760 Yes
Ledermann [13731] Micronesia, Federated States of K002167763 Yes
Ledermann [13352] Micronesia, Federated States of K002167761 Yes
Ledermann [13617] Micronesia, Federated States of K002167764 Yes
Takamatsu, M. [654] Micronesia, Federated States of K002167768 Yes
Kanchira, R. [1509] Micronesia, Federated States of K002167766 Yes
Ledermann [13593] Micronesia, Federated States of K002167762 Yes
Takamatsu, M. [819] Micronesia, Federated States of K002167767 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