Melicope denhamii

Melicope denhamii is a plant in the family Rutaceae. It is named for the 19th century Royal Navy captain Henry Mangles Denham.^[3]

Melicope denhamii
At Else Kientzler Botanical Garden, Costa Rica
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Melicope
Species:	M. denhamii
Binomial name
Melicope denhamii (Seem.) T.G.Hartley[2]
Synonyms[2]
List Aralia quercifolia B.S.Williams Dizygotheca quercifolia (B.S.Williams) N.Taylor Euodia quercifolia (B.S.Williams) Ridl. Evodia albiflora C.T.White Evodia amboinensis Merr. Evodia asteridula Merr. & L.M.Perry Evodia dallmannensis Kurata Evodia elegans Sander Evodia gjellerupii Lauterb. Evodia incisifolia Bakh.f. Evodia kajewskii Guillaumin Evodia lamprocarpa K.Schum. Evodia nitida Lauterb. Evodia papuana Merr. & L.M.Perry Evodia ponapensis Kaneh. & Hatus. Evodia quercifolia (B.S.Williams) Ridl. Evodia radlkoferiana Lauterb. Evodia ridleyi Hochr. Evodia schullei Warb. Evodia simulans Merr. & L.M.Perry Evodia subcaudata Merr. Evodia tenuistyla Stapf Picrasma denhamii Seem.

Description

Melicope denhamii grows up as a shrub or tree up to 25 metres (80 ft) tall. The roundish fruits measure up to 0.3 cm (0.1 in) long.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Melicope denhamii grows naturally from Borneo to the Philippines and south to Fiji.^[3][4] In Sabah its habitat is forests and swamps from sea-level to 950 metres (3,000 ft) altitude.^[3]