Melicope accedens
| Melicope accedens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Toddalioideae |
| Genus: | Melicope |
| Species: | M. accedens |
| Binomial name | |
| Melicope accedens (Blume) T.G.Hartley[1] | |
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Melicope accedens is a plant in the family Rutaceae.
Description
Melicope accedens grows up as a shrub or tree to 40 metres (130 ft) tall. The fruits are roundish to ellispoid to obovoid and measure up to 0.5 cm (0.2 in) long.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Melicope accedens grows naturally from the Andaman Islands to Indochina and in Peninsular Malaysia, Java and Borneo. In Malaysian Borneo its habitat is forests from sea-level to 1,950 metres (6,400 ft) altitude.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Melicope accedens (Blume) T.G.Hartley". The Plant List. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- 1 2 Jones, David T. (1995). "Melicope accedens (Blume) T.G.Hartley" (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 386–387. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
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