''Melicytus'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
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 placed t ...
. ''Hymenanthera'' is a synonym.
Species
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Melicytus alpinus
''Melicytus alpinus'', the mahoe porcupine shrub, is a small shrub of the family Violaceae endemic to New Zealand.
Description
''Melicytus alpinus'' get their common name, porcupine shrub, from the long, almost leafless, spindly branches which ...
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– porcupine shrub (New Zealand)
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Melicytus angustifolius
''Melicytus angustifolius'' is a plant species 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 violet ...
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(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
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Melicytus drucei
''Melicytus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. ''Hymenanthera'' is a synonym.
Species
* ''Melicytus alpinus'' – porcupine shrub (New Zealand)
*''Melicytus angustifolius'' (New Zealand) Melicytus_dentatus.html" ;"title=" ...
'' – Druce's mahoe, Mt Egmont shrub mahoe
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Melicytus flexuosus''
B.P.J.Molloy & A.P.Druce
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Melicytus lanceolatus
''Melicytus lanceolatus'', commonly called narrow-leaved māhoe or māhoe-wao, is a small tree of the family Violaceae endemic to New Zealand.
Narrow-leaved māhoe is a slender shrub or small tree with long, thin leaves that have a serrated edg ...
'' – narrow-leaved mahoe
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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
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two ...
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Melicytus micranthus
''Melicytus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. ''Hymenanthera'' is a synonym.
Species
* ''Melicytus alpinus'' – porcupine shrub (New Zealand)
*''Melicytus angustifolius'' (New Zealand) Melicytus_dentatus.html" ;"title=" ...
'' – swamp mahoe
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Melicytus novae-zelandiae
''Melicytus novae-zelandiae'', commonly known as coastal mahoe, is a flowering plant in the violet family. It grows along the coast of New Zealand from the Bay of Plenty northwards, especially on offshore islands. Its range is largely restricted ...
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– coastal mahoe (New Zealand)
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Melicytus obovatus
''Melicytus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. ''Hymenanthera'' is a synonym.
Species
* ''Melicytus alpinus'' – porcupine shrub (New Zealand)
*''Melicytus angustifolius'' (New Zealand) Melicytus_dentatus.html" ;"title=" ...
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(New Zealand)
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Melicytus ramiflorus
''Melicytus ramiflorus'' (māhoe or whiteywood) is a small tree of the family Violaceae endemic to New Zealand.
It grows up to 10 metres high with a trunk up to 60 cm in diameter, it has smooth, whitish bark and brittle twigs. The dark- ...
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J.R. & G. Forster – mahoe or whitey-wood
References
External links
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Malpighiales genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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