Melicope accedens

Melicope accedens is a plant in the family Rutaceae.

Melicope accedens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Melicope
Species:
M. accedens
Binomial name
Melicope accedens
Synonyms[2]
  • Ampacus accedens (Blume) Kuntze
  • Euodia accedens Blume
  • Zanthoxylum accedens (Blume) Miq.
  • Ampacus macrophylla (Blume) Kuntze
  • Euodia calophylla Guillaumin
  • Euodia macrophylla Blume
  • Euodia megistophylla Merr.
  • Euodia nervosa Koord. & Valeton
  • Euodia parkinsonii K.Narayanan & M.P.Nayar
  • Euodia pasteuriana A.Chev. ex Guillaumin
  • Euodia pilulifera King

Description

Melicope accedens grows up as a shrub or tree to 40 metres (130 ft) tall. The fruits are roundish to ellipsoid to obovoid and measure up to 0.5 cm (0.2 in) long.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Melicope accedens grows naturally from the Andaman Islands to Indochina and in Peninsular Malaysia, Java and Borneo. In Malaysian Borneo its habitat is forests from sea-level to 1,950 metres (6,400 ft) altitude.[3]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2021). "Melicope accedens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T200400850A200400852. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. "Melicope accedens". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  3. Jones, David T. (1995). "Melicope accedens (Blume) T.G.Hartley". In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 386–387. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2014.


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