Melicytus crassifolius (Hook.fil.) Garn.-Jones is a plant in the Violaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Melicytus crassifolius (Hook.fil.) Garn.-Jones

Melicytus crassifolius (Hook.fil.) Garn.-Jones

Melicytus crassifolius, thick-leaved mahoe, is a New Zealand native ornamental plant in the Violaceae family.

Family
Genus
Melicytus
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Melicytus crassifolius (Hook.fil.) Garn.-Jones

Melicytus crassifolius, commonly called thick-leaved mahoe, has the scientific synonym Hymenanthera crassifolia Hook.f. It is an ornamental plant belonging to the Violaceae family, and it is native to New Zealand. Its full accepted scientific name is Melicytus crassifolius (Hook.fil.) Garn.-Jones.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Violaceae Melicytus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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