Melicope rubra

Melicope rubra (Lauterb. & K.Schum.) T.G.Hartley (2001) . 

Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8), 
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Distribution and Ecology

Occurs in Cape York Peninsula and the wet tropics bio-region, NE. Qld. 
Altitudinal range from near sea level to 900 m.
Grows in and on the margins of drier, more seasonal rain forest.
Also occurs in New Guinea.
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Botanical Scholarly Literature References:  

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2025):
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH):
Melicope rubra (Lauterb. & K.Schum.) T.G.Hartley (2001): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/143676/api/apni-format  .
Viewed: 2025 September 2nd .

• Zich Frank A, Bernie P M Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A Kerrigan (2020) 
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'): 
Melicope rubra (Lauterb. & K.Schum.) T.G.Hartley fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Melicope_rubra.htm 
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
Viewed: 2025 September 2nd .

• Forster Paul I, Queensland Herbarium (2025) 
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Melicope rubra (Lauterb. & K.Schum.) T.G.Hartley – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" .
Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
→ http://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/census-of-the-queensland-flora-and-fungi-2024  
Dataset Accessed: 2025 July 19th . 

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—pages: (468–) 470 .
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 .

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