Violaceae
Melicytus

Melicytus novae-zelandiae (A.Cunn.) P.S.Green

First published in J. Arnold Arbor. 51: 219 (1970)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Zealand North Island. It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Zealand North, Norfolk Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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?
Bartlett, J.K. [s.n.] New Zealand K004670472 Yes
Melville, R.; Hamilton, W.M. [6700] New Zealand K004670471 Yes
Shakespear (Miss) [s.n.] New Zealand K004670474 Yes
Shakespear (Miss) [s.n.] New Zealand K004670473 Yes
s.coll. [45] New Zealand Hymenanthera novae-zelandiae K000370094 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cunningham, R. [429] New Zealand Hymenanthera novae-zelandiae K000370248 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kirk [72] New Zealand Hymenanthera novae-zelandiae K000370093 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cunningham, R. [183] New Zealand Hymenanthera novae-zelandiae K000370095 Unknown Type Material 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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