Melicope subunifoliolata
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Melicope
| species = subunifoliolata
| authority = (Stapf) T.G.Hartley
| synonyms = *Euodia subunifoliolata {{Au|Stapf}}
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Melicope subunifoliolata is a plant of Borneo in the family Rutaceae. The specific epithet {{lang|la|subunifoliolata}} is from the Latin meaning "nearly one leaf", referring to the almost unifoliolate leaves.
Description
Melicope subunifoliolata grows up as a shrub or tree up to {{convert|15|m|-1}} tall. The branchlets are hairy to velvety when young. The inflorescences are hairy to velvety and measure up to {{convert|13|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long. The ellipsoid fruits measure up to {{convert|1|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} long.
Distribution and habitat
Melicope subunifoliolata is endemic to Borneo where it is confined to Sabah. Its habitat is mostly montane rain forests from {{convert|1200|m|-3|abbr=on}} to {{convert|2600|m|-2|abbr=on}} elevation, but sometimes in lowland rain forests as low as {{convert|180|m|-2|abbr=on}}. It is widely distributed in Sabah, including in Keningau, the Crocker Range, Ranau, Kota Marudu and Lahad Datu. It is especially common around Mount Kinabalu.
References
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{{cite web | title = Melicope subunifoliolata (Stapf) T.G. Hartley | url = http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-50199198 | work = The Plant List | accessdate = 29 May 2015 }}
{{cite book | last = Jones | first = David T. | date = 1995 | contribution = Melicope subunifoliolata (Stapf) T.G. Hartley | contribution-url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSSvol1_3.pdf | editor1-last = Soepadmo | editor1-first = E. | editor2-last = Wong | editor2-first = K. M. | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 1 | pages = 394 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 983-9592-34-3 | url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | version = (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) | accessdate = 29 May 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130927074942/http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | archive-date = 27 September 2013 | url-status = dead }}
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Category:Endemic flora of Borneo
Category:Flora of Mount Kinabalu
Category:Flora of the Borneo montane rain forests
Category:Plants described in 1994
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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