Rutaceae FAMILY
Melicope elleryana
Melicope elleryana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Tree
GrowthFast
Plants can tolerate mild to moderate frosts[1]. Flowers best when growing in full sun[2]. Requires a moist but well-drained soil[1, 2]. Grows best in a position sheltered from strong winds[1]. A fast-growing tree[3, 2]. Plants can commence flowering when quite small[2]. Plants can commence flowering when only 3 years old[1].
Propagation
Seed - it germinates very erratically, whether sown fresh or after storage, taking anything from a few weeks to a year or more[2]. Cuttings[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Melicope+elleryana>
Pollinators
Butterflies, Honey Eaters, Parrots
References
- [1]Brisbane Rainforest Action and Information Network, — http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au ↩︎Information on plants in the Queensland Rainforests.
- [2]Australian Rainforest Plants Volumes 1 - 6 — Nicholson N. & H. · Terania Rainforest Publishing; New South Wales. · 2007 · ISBN 9-78095894-3628 ↩︎Beautiful set of booklets with a terse description of over 600 species and their habitat, often including some of their uses and notes on their cultivation, plus at least one, excellent photograph.
- [3]Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea — World Health Organisation · 2009 · ISBN 978-92-9061-249-0 ↩︎Traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from Papua New Guinea, including information on modern research into the plants.
- [4]Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea — Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. · http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ ↩︎An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea.
- [5]Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants — http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html ↩︎An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.