''Melicytus'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the family
Violaceae
Violaceae is a family of flowering plants established in 1802, consisting of about 1000 species in about 25 genera. It takes its name from the genus '' Viola'', the violets and pansies.
Older classifications such as the Cronquist system plac ...
. ''Hymenanthera'' is a synonym. It includes 19 species native to Australia, New Zealand, and the southwestern Pacific.
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Species
19 species are accepted.[
* '' Melicytus alpinus'' ] – porcupine shrub (New Zealand)
*'' Melicytus angustifolius'' (New Zealand) ro. parte synonym of ''Melicytus dentatus'' ">Melicytus_dentatus.html" ;"title="ro. parte synonym of ''Melicytus dentatus">ro. parte synonym of ''Melicytus dentatus'' * ''Melicytus chathamicus'' – Chatham Island mahoe (Chatham Islands, New Zealand)
* ''Melicytus crassifolius'' – thick-leaved mahoe (New Zealand)
* ''Melicytus dentatus'' – tree violet (Australia), sometimes present in New Zealand
* ''Melicytus drucei
''Melicytus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. ''Hymenanthera'' is a synonym. It includes 19 species native to Australia, New Zealand, and the southwestern Pacific.
Species
19 species are accepted.
* '' Melicytus alpinus'' ...
'' – Druce's mahoe, Mt Egmont shrub mahoe
* ''Melicytus fasciger
''Melicytus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. ''Hymenanthera'' is a synonym. It includes 19 species native to Australia, New Zealand, and the southwestern Pacific.
Species
19 species are accepted.
* '' Melicytus alpinus'' ...
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* '' Melicytus flexuosus'' B.P.J.Molloy & A.P.Druce
* ''Melicytus improcerus
''Melicytus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. ''Hymenanthera'' is a synonym. It includes 19 species native to Australia, New Zealand, and the southwestern Pacific.
Species
19 species are accepted.
* '' Melicytus alpinus' ...
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* ''Melicytus lanceolatus
''Melicytus lanceolatus'', commonly called narrow-leaved māhoe or māhoe-wao, is a small tree in the family Violaceae that is endemic to New Zealand.
Description
''Melicytus lanceolatus'' is a small tree that typically appears slender, glabrous ...
'' – narrow-leaved mahoe
* ''Melicytus latifolius
''Melicytus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. ''Hymenanthera'' is a synonym. It includes 19 species native to Australia, New Zealand, and the southwestern Pacific.
Species
19 species are accepted.
* '' Melicytus alpinus' ...
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* ''Melicytus macrophyllus
''Melicytus macrophyllus'', the large-leaved māhoe, is a small tree up to 6 m tall, of the family Violaceae endemic to New Zealand.
Large-leaved māhoe is found from Kaitaia to the Waitākere Ranges in the North Island. It is similar to ''M. ...
'' - large-leaved mahoe
* ''Melicytus micranthus
''Melicytus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. ''Hymenanthera'' is a synonym. It includes 19 species native to Australia, New Zealand, and the southwestern Pacific.
Species
19 species are accepted.
* '' Melicytus alpinus' ...
'' – swamp mahoe
* ''Melicytus novae-zelandiae
''Melicytus novae-zelandiae'', commonly known as coastal mahoe, is a flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek ...
'' – coastal mahoe (New Zealand)
* ''Melicytus obovatus
''Melicytus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. ''Hymenanthera'' is a synonym. It includes 19 species native to Australia, New Zealand, and the southwestern Pacific.
Species
19 species are accepted.
* '' Melicytus alpinus' ...
'' (New Zealand)
* ''Melicytus orarius
''Melicytus orarius'', or Cook Strait Māhoe, is a species of flowering plant in the violet family Violaceae.
Description
A hermaphroditic, small () ''Melicytus
''Melicytus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. ''Hymen ...
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* ''Melicytus ramiflorus
''Melicytus ramiflorus'', commonly known as māhoe, is a small tree of the family Violaceae. It is endemic (ecology), endemic to New Zealand.
It grows up to 10 metres high with a trunk up to 60 cm in diameter, it has smooth, light bark a ...
'', J.R. & G. Forster – mahoe or whitey-wood
* ''Melicytus × ramilanceolatus
''Melicytus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. ''Hymenanthera'' is a synonym. It includes 19 species native to Australia, New Zealand, and the southwestern Pacific.
Species
19 species are accepted.
* '' Melicytus alpinus' ...
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* ''Melicytus samoensis
''Melicytus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. ''Hymenanthera'' is a synonym. It includes 19 species native to Australia, New Zealand, and the southwestern Pacific.
Species
19 species are accepted.
* '' Melicytus alpinus' ...
''
* ''Melicytus venosus
''Melicytus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. ''Hymenanthera'' is a synonym. It includes 19 species native to Australia, New Zealand, and the southwestern Pacific.
Species
19 species are accepted.
* '' Melicytus alpinus' ...
''
References
External links
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Violaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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