Melicytus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. Hymenanthera is a synonym.[2] It includes 19 species native to Australia, New Zealand, and the southwestern Pacific.[1]

Melicytus
Melicytus ramiflorus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Subfamily: Violoideae
Tribe: Rinoreeae
Subtribe: Hymenantherinae
Genus: Melicytus
J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (1776)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hymenanthera R.Br. (1818)
  • Solenantha G.Don (1832)
  • Tachites Sol. ex Gaertn. (1788)

Species

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19 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Melicytus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator) Archived 2012-12-20 at archive.today
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Species in Melicytus". The Plant List. 22 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Melicytus alpinus". NZ Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  5. ^ NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator) Archived 2012-12-20 at archive.today
  6. ^ "Melicytus chathamicus". NZ Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Melicytus crassifolius". NZ Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Melicytus dentatus". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  9. ^ NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator)
  10. ^ "Melicytus novae-zelandiae". NZ Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  11. ^ "Melicytus obovatus". NZ Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
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