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Lelimau - Melicope macrocarpa (King) T.G. Hartley - Rutaceae [1]
*Has been listed by IUCN as endangered species in 1998 [1]
Synonym:
Euodia macrocarpa King [1]
General information:
A tree up to 20 m tall, mostly in the lowlands, endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss[2]
Distinguish botanical characteristics:
Leaf – trifoliolate, opposite, leaflets – coriaceous, pubescent, elliptic to obovate, acute, entire, acuminate[3]
Fruit – obovoid, velutinous exocarp[3]
Seed – ellipsoid [3]
Fruit – obovoid, velutinous exocarp[3]
Seed – ellipsoid [3]
Uses:
None reported.
Major/bioactive phytochemicals:
None reported.
References:
[1] https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/27646
[2] https://www.gbif.org/species/165581509
[3] Stone, BC & Hartley, TG. (1994). Garden Bulletin Singapore 46, 121-140.
SK & NMH, 2022
