Violaceae

Melicytus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

First published in Char. Gen. Pl.: 123 (1776)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Australia to SW. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Chatham Is., Fiji, Kermadec Is., New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Queensland, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., South Australia, Tasmania, Tonga, Vanuatu, Victoria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1935 Kirk, J. [612] New Zealand Hymenanthera K000370096 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mueller [s.n.] Australia Hymenanthera K000370100 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brown, R. [5481] Australia Hymenanthera K000370101 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Mueller F.] [s.n.] Australia Hymenanthera K000651427 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mueller F. [s.n.] Australia Hymenanthera K000370099 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0