Melicope accedens

Melicope accedens
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]
Synonyms[1]
  • Euodia accedens Blume

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. 1 2 "Melicope accedens (Blume) T.G.Hartley". The Plant List. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. 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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