''Melicope ternata'', commonly known as wharangi, is a

coastal The coast, also known as the coastline or seashore, is defined as the area where land meets the ocean, or as a line that forms the boundary between the land and the coastline. The Earth has around of coastline. Coasts are important zones in n ...

shrub or small tree in the family

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in BoDD – Botanical Derm ...

that is native to

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

. ''Melicope ternata'' has glossy, green,

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foliage and can grow into a tree 8 metres tall. It is found in coastal areas in the

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References

* * ternata Endemic flora of New Zealand Trees of New Zealand {{Rutaceae-stub