Melicope accedens

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Melicope accedens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Melicope
Species:
M. accedens
Binomial name
Melicope accedens
Synonyms [2]
  • Ampacus accedens (Blume) Kuntze
  • Euodia accedens Blume
  • Zanthoxylum accedens (Blume) Miq.
  • Ampacus macrophylla (Blume) Kuntze
  • Euodia calophylla Guillaumin
  • Euodia macrophylla Blume
  • Euodia megistophylla Merr.
  • Euodia nervosa Koord. & Valeton
  • Euodia parkinsonii K.Narayanan & M.P.Nayar
  • Euodia pasteuriana A.Chev. ex Guillaumin
  • Euodia pilulifera King

Melicope accedens is a plant in the family Rutaceae.

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Description

Melicope accedens grows up as a shrub or tree to 40 metres (130 ft) tall. The fruits are roundish to ellipsoid to obovoid and measure up to 0.5 cm (0.2 in) long. [3]

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. [3]

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2021). "Melicope accedens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T200400850A200400852. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Melicope accedens". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 Jones, David T. (1995). "Melicope accedens (Blume) T.G.Hartley". In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 386–387. ISBN   983-9592-34-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2014.