Melicytus

Melicytus
Melicytus ramiflorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Violaceae
Subfamily:	Violoideae
Tribe:	Rinoreeae
Genus:	Melicytus J.R.Forster & G.Forster
Synonyms
Hymenanthera R.Br.

Melicytus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. Hymenanthera is a synonym.^[1]

Species

• Melicytus alpinus^[2] – porcupine shrub (New Zealand)^[3]
• Melicytus angustifolius^[2] (New Zealand) [pro. parte synonym of Melicytus dentatus ^[4]]
• Melicytus chathamicus^[2] – Chatham Island māhoe (Chatham Islands, New Zealand)^[5]
• Melicytus crassifolius^[2] – thick-leaved māhoe (New Zealand)^[6]
• Melicytus dentatus – tree violet (Australia),^[7] sometimes present in New Zealand^[8]
• Melicytus drucei – Druce's māhoe, Mt Egmont shrub māhoe
• Melicytus flexuosus B.P.J.Molloy & A.P.Druce
• Melicytus lanceolatus – narrow-leaved māhoe
• Melicytus macrophyllus - large-leaved māhoe
• Melicytus micranthus – swamp māhoe
• Melicytus novae-zelandiae^[2] – coastal māhoe (New Zealand)^[9]
• Melicytus obovatus^[2] (New Zealand)^[10]
• Melicytus ramiflorus, J.R. & G. Forster – māhoe or whitey-wood

References

1. NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator)
2. "Species in Melicytus". "The Plant List". 22 October 2012.
3. "Melicytus alpinus". NZ Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
4. NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator)
5. "Melicytus chathamicus". NZ Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
6. "Melicytus crassifolius". NZ Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
7. "Melicytus dentatus". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
8. NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator)
9. "Melicytus novae-zelandiae". NZ Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
10. "Melicytus obovatus". NZ Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

External links

• Data related to Melicytus at Wikispecies