Melicope fatuhivensis

Botanical Description

Melicope fatuhivensis is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 8 metres tall. The leaves are sometimes gathered from the wild and used locally to perfume coconut oil. This species is only known from the island of Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. It has been classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2010)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].