Melicope iolensis K.R.Wood, Lorence & W.L.Wagner
, PhytoKeys 250: 240 (2024).- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77354456-1
- Publication
- PhytoKeys
- Collation
- 250: 240
- Date of Publication
- 31 Dec 2024
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Rutaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- K.R.Wood, S.Heintzman & S.Deans 19143
- Locality
- Kaua'i: Līhu'e District, 'Iole headwaters, 872 m
- Collection Date
- 8 Sep 2022
- Type Herbaria
- holotype PTBG PTBG1000096868, PTBG1000096869
isotype US - Latitude
- 22° 2' 31" N
- Longitude
- 159° 29' 49" W
- Distribution Of Types
- Hawaiian Is. (Hawaii, North-Central Pacific, Pacific)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.250.128963 Etymology: The name Melicope is derived from the Greek meli, honey and kope, cut in pieces, alluding to the lobed floral nectary. The species epithet represents the holotype locale, 'Iole, which literally means 'rat' in the Hawaiian language.