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Whitey Wood

Melicytus

Also called Māhoes

Whitey Wood
Photo: Kahuroa, Public domain
Family
Violaceae (Violet family)
Water
Likes moisture

About

Melicytus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. Hymenanthera is a synonym. It includes 19 species native to Australia, New Zealand, and the southwestern Pacific.

Other Melicytus plants

Porcupine Shrub · Melicytus angustifolius · Thick Leaved Porcupine Plant · Tree Violet · Melicytus flexuosus · Narrow Leaved Māhoe · Melicytus latifolius · Large Leaved Māhoe · Melicytus novae-zelandiae subsp. centurionis · Coastal Mahoe · Cook Strait Māhoe · Mahoe

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melicytus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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