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NZ Plants
Melicope ternata - wharangi
Rue family: Rutaceae
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Branch
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Stem
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Stem glands
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Leaf, upper surface
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Leaf glands
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Leaf glands
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Flower arrangement
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Flower, side
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Bisexual flower
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Flower, sectional view
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Female flower
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Developing fruit
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Mature fruit
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Melicope ternata is a large many-branched bush with leaves divided into three leaflets. Leaflets are a bright shiny green with slightly wavy margins.
An endemic species found in coastal and lowland areas in the North Island to the northern part of the South Island.
Vegetative characteristics |
Reproductive characteristics |
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Plant form: shrub up to 8 m |
Flower symmetry: symmetric |
Flower size: 8-10 mm diam. |
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Leaf form: of three elliptic parts(leaflets) |
Sepals: 5 |
Leaf size: leaflets 50-100 mm |
Petals: 5, green |
Leaf arrangement: opposite |
Sexuality: bisexual to unisexual |
Leaf attachment: |
Stamens: 8-10 |
Leaf margin: smooth |
Ovary: above petals |
Leaf surface: smooth, glands |
Fruit: dry |