Melicope fatuhivensis
(F.Br.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone
Rutaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Melicope fatuhivensis is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 8 metres tall.
The leaves are sometimes gathered from the wild and used locally to perfume coconut oil.
This species is only known from the island of Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
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- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
]. It has been classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2010)[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Pacific - Marquesas.
Habitat
Found at elevations up to 800 metres.
Properties
| Conservation Status | Critically Endangered |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 5.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The leaves are used for perfuming coconut oil[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
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- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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