Melicope rubra
(K. Schum. & Lauterb.) T. G. Hartley
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit ?
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Australia, Papua New Guinea, PNG,
Countries: Australia, Papua New Guinea
How to Identify
A shrub or small tree. It grows about 6m tall. The leaves are shiny green and have 3 leaflets. They are 7.5 cm long. The flowers are in bright pink clusters along the branches. The fruit are green and like citrus. They are 3-4 cm long.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from seed.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Melicope rubra, commonly known as the little evodia, is a species of small tree in the citrus family Rutaceae, native to New Guinea and northeast Queensland. It was originally described as Euodia rubra in 1900. It has trifoliate leaves and pink bisexual flowers arranged on branches below the leaves.
Names & Synonyms
Euodia rubra Lauterb. & K. Schum.
Evodiella muelleri
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
