Melicope triphylla
(Lam.) Merr.
Rutaceae
Euodia anisodora Lauterb. & K. Schum.
Euodia awadan Hatus.
Euodia glaberrima Merr.
Euodia incerta Blume
Euodia laxireta Merr.
Euodia microsperma F.M. Bailey
Euodia minahassae Teijsm. & Binn.
Euodia philippinensis Merr. & L.M. Perry
Euodia triphylla (Lam.) DC.
Melicope awadan (Hatus.) Ohwi & Hatus.
Melicope curranii Merr.
Melicope densiflora Merr.
Melicope gjellerupii Lauterb.
Melicope kanehirae Hatus.
Melicope luzonensis Engl. ex Perkins
Melicope mahonyi F.M. Bailey
Melicope mindanaensis Elmer
Melicope monophylla Merr.
Melicope nitida Merr.
Melicope obtusa Merr.
Melicope odorata Elmer
Melicope rupestris Lauterb.
Zanthoxylum triphyllum (Lam.) G. Don
Common Name:
General Information
Melicope triphylla is a shrub or a small tree growing from 1.5 - 6 metres tall[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, New Guinea to the SW Pacific Islands
Habitat
Primary and secondary forest formations, thickets, open places at low elevations in China[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
481- Title
- Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Publisher
- World Health Organisation
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-92-9061-249-0
- Description
- Traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from Papua New Guinea, including information on modern research into the plants.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 3.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Plants are usually dioecious. Both male and female forms will need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The dried leaves are heated over a fire and the sap taken orally in the treatment of tuberculosis[
481- Title
- Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- World Health Organisation
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-92-9061-249-0
- Description
- Traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from Papua New Guinea, including information on modern research into the plants.
].
The leaves, combined with the leaves, bark and fruit of Citrus species, are used in the treatment of stomach pain, constipation and diarrhoea; and also for the removal of intestinal worms[
481- Title
- Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- World Health Organisation
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-92-9061-249-0
- Description
- Traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from Papua New Guinea, including information on modern research into the plants.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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with help from
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