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.