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Melicope lydgatei

(Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone (1989)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Rutaceae Genus: Melicope

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Small shrubs, new growth hirsute, becoming glabrate.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Opposite or whorled (3 per node). Blades oblanceolate to obovate or oblong, sometimes oblong–ovate, 4–13 cm long, 1.5–6.5 cm wide. Apex acute to narrowly obtuse, occasionally some leaves with apex rounded. Base weakly cordate. Surfaces glossy, glabrous; blade firm–chartaceous. Margins entire. Primary lateral veins 10–15 pairs, connected by an arched vein 1–6 mm from margin, venation pinnate, lateral veins connected by an arched submarginal vein, higher order venation forming a reticulate pattern. Petioles 0–10 mm long or, when leaves ternate, up to 20 mm long. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers 1–3 in slender, glabrous, axillary cymes, peduncles 8–13 mm long, pedicels 8–35 mm long, bracteoles up to 1 mm long. Flowers bisexual (perfect) or functionally unisexual (and then plants monoecious). Calyx of 4 sepals; sepals of pistillate flowers ovate–deltate, 2–3 mm long, glabrous, imbricate. Corolla of 4 petals; petals valvate, greenish white, deltate, 4–7 mm long, glabrous. Stamens 8, in 2 whorls, distinct, reduced but always present in functionally pistillate flowers. Ovary superior, glabrous, 4-celled and 4-lobed, carpels connate, only slightly distinct at apex to almost entirely distinct; ovules 2 per cell, hemitropous, 1 ascending; style 1, slender, ca. 5 mm long, terminating in 4 short stigmatic branches.

Fruit: Capsules 14–22 mm wide; carpels connate ¼–⅓ their length; 7–11 mm long; exocarp and endocarp glabrous. the carpels dehiscing along the upper suture; exocarp. Seeds 1–2 per carpel; ca. 5 mm long. glossy black when ripe; crustaceous; ovoid; sometimes angled from compression; embryo straight in fleshy endosperm; radicle short; cotyledons compressed; ovate; putamen brown; warty.

Ploidy:

Habitat: Known from mesic forest.

Elevation Range: 410–550 m.

Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

O'ahu Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Taxon 38: 121 (1989)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1193 (O [as Pelea lydgatei]); Hartley & Stone 1989:121 (COMBNOV:Syn. P. lydgatei)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener, e. ordones & j. kepaa 12777 Oahu US 4/28/1940
2 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O.; Ordones, E.; Kepaa, J. 12777 Oahu US 4/28/1940
3 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O.; Fosberg, F. R. 27299 Oahu US 3/9/1961
4 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN russ, g.w. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 10/1/1931
5 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener & f. r. fosberg 27299 Oahu US 3/9/1961
6 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information In rain-forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 8573 Oahu BISH 7/3/1932
7 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Forbes, C.N. 2001.O Oahu BISH 10/27/1914
8 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Wooded ridge PRESERVED_SPECIMEN St. John, H. 18408 Oahu BISH 10/31/1937
9 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hillebrand, w.b. lydgate, j.m. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 1871-02-22
10 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Wooded slope PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hosaka, E.Y. 674 Oahu BISH 7/10/1932
11 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Russ, G.W. s.n. Oahu BISH 10/1/1931
12 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Stone, B.C. 3911 Oahu BISH 7/1/1960
13 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Wooded slope PRESERVED_SPECIMEN st.john, h. collector number: 13105 Oahu BISH 4/30/1933
14 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hillebrand, W.B. s.n. Oahu BISH 1871-00-00
15 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information On moist wooded ridge PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hosaka, E.Y. 820 Oahu BISH 10/16/1932
16 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Garber, D.W. 405 Oahu BISH 5/2/1920
17 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Upper forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 12777 Oahu BISH 4/28/1940
18 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Rock, J.F.C. 12777 Oahu BISH 5/6/1917
19 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN s.n. Oahu BISH
20 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Wooded ridge PRESERVED_SPECIMEN St. John, H. 10638 Oahu BISH 11/9/1930
21 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Occasional in woods. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN st.john, h. collector number: 12110 Oahu BISH 9/25/1932
22 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Growing in large lava tube along with Polystichum hillebrandii, Pteris cretica, Asplenium monanthes and Sadleria cyatheoides. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN st.john, h. collector number: 13364 Maui BISH 10/15/1933
23 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information On ridge in woods. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN st.john, h. collector number: 12083 Oahu BISH 9/18/1932
24 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Occasional in woods. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN St. John, H. 12110 Oahu BISH 9/25/1932
25 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information On moist wooded ridge PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hosaka, e.y. collector number: 820 Oahu BISH 10/16/1932
26 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information In rain-forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. park, k.k.; topping, d.l.; bush; potter collector number: 10557 Oahu BISH 6/9/1935
27 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information moist woods PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. collector number: 8573 Oahu BISH 7/3/1932
28 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information In lightly shaded edge of pasture. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN forbes, c.n. collector number: 2001.o Oahu BISH 10/27/1914
29 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 27299 / 12777 Oahu BISH 4/28/1940
30 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Wooded slope PRESERVED_SPECIMEN St. John, H. 11686 Oahu BISH 5/15/1932
31 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Bank overlooking ocean PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. ordonez, e.; kepaa, j. collector number: 12777 Maui BISH 4/28/1940
32 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Wooded ridge PRESERVED_SPECIMEN st.john, h. collector number: 18408 Oahu BISH 10/31/1937
33 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN russ, g.w. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 5/26/1933
34 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN collector number: s.n. Kauai BISH
35 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN stone, b.c. collector number: 3911 Oahu BISH 7/1/1960
36 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN russ, g.w. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 6/21/1933
37 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN rock, j.f.c. collector number: 12777 Oahu BISH 5/6/1917
38 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Russ, G.W. s.n. Oahu BISH 5/26/1933
39 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information In rain-forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 10557 Oahu BISH 6/9/1935
40 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Wooded ridge PRESERVED_SPECIMEN st.john, h. collector number: 10638 Oahu BISH 11/9/1930
41 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Ohia forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 27299 Oahu BISH 3/9/1961
42 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. ordonez, e.; kepaa, j. collector number: 27299 / 12777 Oahu BISH 4/28/1940
43 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Cultivated terrestrial aroid. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN st.john, h. collector number: 11686 Oahu BISH 5/15/1932
44 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Upper forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. ordonez, e.; kepaa, j. collector number: 12777 Oahu BISH 4/28/1940
45 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information rainforest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hosaka, e.y. collector number: 674 Hawaii BISH 7/10/1932
46 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Wooded ridge. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN St. John, H. 13364 Oahu BISH 10/15/1933
47 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Ohia forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. fosberg, f.r. collector number: 27299 Oahu BISH 3/9/1961
48 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN garber, d.w. collector number: 405 Oahu BISH 5/2/1920
49 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information On ridge in woods. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN St. John, H. 12083 Oahu BISH 9/18/1932
50 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Russ, G.W. s.n. Oahu BISH 6/21/1933
51 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Wooded slope PRESERVED_SPECIMEN St. John, H. 13105 Oahu BISH 4/30/1933
52 Melicope lydgatei (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Metrosideros wet forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. R. Wood 8516 Oahu PTBG 6/10/2000
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