Violaceae
Melicytus

Melicytus macrophyllus A.Cunn.

First published in Ann. Nat. Hist. 4: 256 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Zealand. It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Zealand North

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Allan, H.A. (1961). Flora of New Zealand 1: 1-1085. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Allan, H.A. (1961). Flora of New Zealand 1: 1-1085. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [8] K004670411 Yes
Cunningham, A. [s.n.] New Zealand K004670406 Yes
s.coll. [53] New Zealand K004670417 Yes
Parris, B.S. [7/86] New Zealand K004670414 Yes
Cooper, R. [s.n.] New Zealand K004670415 Yes
Melville, R. [5123] New Zealand K004670413 Yes
Cunningham [624 and 67] New Zealand K000370224 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [[205]] New Zealand K004670405 Yes
Fraser [s.n.] New Zealand K004670416 Yes
Melville, R.; Cooper, R. [5123] New Zealand K004670412 Yes
Cunningham, A. [624] New Zealand K000370075 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cunningham, A. [624 / 67] New Zealand K000370074 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] New Zealand K004670410 Yes
Astridge, S.J.; Stemmer, L.K. [AE4710] New Zealand K004670407 Yes
Bernardi, L. [12273] New Zealand K004670408 Yes
Kirk, J. [18] New Zealand K004670409 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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