Melicytus flexuosus

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Melicytus flexuosus
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In Otago, New Zealand
Status NZTCS NV.svg
Nationally Vulnerable (NZ TCS) [2]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Melicytus
Species:
M. flexuosus
Binomial name
Melicytus flexuosus
B.P.J.Molloy & A.P.Druce

Melicytus flexuosus is a species of plant in the family Violaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It lives in both the North and the South Island. [3]

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Description

The plant can grow as tall as 5m. It is a grey, tangled, branchy shrub. [3] The leaves are normally hidden inside the outer branches. The fruit may be spread by lizards. [4]

Taxonomy

This species was formerly placed under Melicytus dentatus. [4] It was described by New Zealand botanists Brian Molloy and Tony Druce. [4]

References

  1. ↑ de Lange, P.J. (1998). "Melicytus flexuosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T38401A10114395. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38401A10114395.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "NZTCS". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Melicytus flexuosus". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Melicytus flexuosus Molloy & A.P.Druce - Biota of NZ". Biota of NZ. Retrieved 18 August 2025.


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