Melicope triphylla

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| genus = Melicope

| species = triphylla

| authority = (Lam.) Merr.

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|Acronychia minahassae {{Au|(Teijsm. & Binn.) Miq.}}

|Ampacus angustifolia {{Au|Kuntze}}

|Ampacus incerta {{Au|(Blume) Kuntze}}

|Ampacus triphylla {{Au|(Lam.) Kuntze}}

|Bergera ternata {{Au|Blanco}}

|Euodia anisodora {{Au|Lauterb. & K.Schum.}}

|Euodia awadan {{Au|Hatus.}}

|Euodia glaberrima {{Au|Merr.}}

|Euodia incerta {{Au|Blume}}

|Euodia laxireta {{Au|Merr.}}

|Euodia microsperma {{Au|F.M.Bailey}}

|Euodia minahassae {{Au|Teijsm. & Binn.}}

|Euodia philippinensis {{Au|Merr. & L.M.Perry}}

|Euodia triphylla {{Au|(Lam.) DC.}}

|Fagara triphylla {{Au|Lam.}}

|Lepta triphylla {{Au|(Lam.) Lour.}}

|Melicope awadan {{Au|(Hatus.) Ohwi & Hatus.}}

|Melicope curranii {{Au|Merr.}}

|Melicope densiflora {{Au|Merr.}}

|Melicope gjellerupii {{Au|Lauterb.}}

|Melicope kanehirae {{Au|Hatus.}}

|Melicope luzonensis {{Au|Engl. ex Perkins}}

|Melicope mahonyi {{Au|F.M.Bailey}}

|Melicope mindanaensis {{Au|Elmer}}

|Melicope monophylla {{Au|Merr.}}

|Melicope nitida {{Au|Merr.}}

|Melicope obtusa {{Au|Merr.}}

|Melicope odorata {{Au|Elmer}}

|Melicope rupestris {{Au|Lauterb.}}

|Zanthoxylum triphyllum {{Au|(Lam.) G.Don}}

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Melicope triphylla is a plant in the family Rutaceae. The specific epithet {{lang|el|triphylla}} is from the Greek meaning 'three leaf', referring to the trifoliolate leaves.

Description

Melicope triphylla grows up as a shrub or tree up to {{convert|15|m|-1}} tall. The flowers are unisexual. The ellipsoid to roundish fruits measure up to {{convert|0.5|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} long.

Distribution and habitat

Melicope triphylla grows naturally in the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan south to Borneo and east to New Guinea. In Malaysian Borneo its habitat is forests from sea-level to {{convert|1300|m|-2}} altitude.

References

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{{cite POWO | title = Melicope triphylla | id = 774349-1 | access-date = 19 December 2023}}

{{cite book | last = Jones | first = David T. | date = 1995 | contribution = Melicope triphylla (Lam.) Merr. | 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 = 394–395 | 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 = 17 March 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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External links

{{cite web |title=Melicope triphylla (Lam.) Merr. |work=Atlas of Living Australia |url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/159038}}

triphylla

Category:Flora of Malesia

Category:Flora of Borneo

Category:Flora of New Guinea

Category:Flora of the Ryukyu Islands

Category:Flora of Taiwan

Category:Plants described in 1788

Category:Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck