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Melicope vitiflora
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Melicope vitiflora

Melicope vitiflora

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The bark has a pleasant smell, but contains poisonous compounds[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
GrowthFast

A fast-growing tree[1].

Propagation

Seed - germinates in a few weeks[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Melicope+vitiflora>

Pollinators

Butterflies

References

  1. [1]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.
  2. [2]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.