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Melicope accedens is a plant in the family Rutaceae, which grows in Indo–China and Malesia. Local names include kulampapa, pahau, and pau in Borneo.
Melicope accedens grows naturally from the Andaman Islands to Indochina and in Peninsular Malaysia, Java and Borneo. In Malaysian Borneo its habitat is forests, including peat swamps and open places, from sea-level to 1,950 metres (6,400 ft) altitude. It has also been identified in Sumatra.
M. accedens leaves is used in Indonesia and Malaysia to decrease fever, and was applied externally. A pharmacological research suggested this action through methanol anti-inflammatory activities. M. accedens was found to not have antimicrobial activities to common pathogens such as S. aureus and E. coli.
Auwahi melicope · Melicope affinis · Ballou's melicope · Yellow evodia · False Euodia · Waianae Range melicope · Manena · Melicope clemensiae · Melicope confusa · Melicope contermina · Pilo 'ula · Kokee Stream melicope
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melicope accedens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
