Melicope hookeri
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Melicope |
| Species: | M. hookeri
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| Melicope hookeri | |
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Melicope hookeri is a tree in the family Rutaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia.[3]
Description
Taxonomy
Melicope hookeri was described in 1994 by the American botanist Thomas Gordon Hartley.[2] The type specimen was collected in Penang. The species is named for the British botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker.[4]
Distribution and habitat
Melicope hookeri is native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo.[1] Its habitat is in primary and secondary forests, some dipterocarp, in hilly areas, generally at lower elevations. In Borneo the species may occur up to submontane elevations of 1,600 m (5,200 ft).[4][5]
Conservation
Melicope hookeri has been assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.[1] It is considered critically endangered in Singapore.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2021). "Melicope hookeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T200401188A200401190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T200401188A200401190.en. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Melicope hookeri T.G.Hartley". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ↑ Jones, David T. (1995). "Melicope J. R. Forst & G. Forst". In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. Vol. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 390–391. ISBN 983-9592-34-3.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 T. G.Hartley (July 1994). "The genus Melicope (Rutaceae) in Borneo". Sandakania (4): 47–74.
- ↑ J. W. F. Slik. "Melicope hookeri". Plants of Southeast Asia. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ↑ Michael Hassler. "Melicope hookeri". World Plants. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
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