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Melicytus crassifolius
Melicytus crassifolius is a New Zealand shrub in the violet family, grown mainly for its thick, leathery foliage and as an ornamental in temperate gardens. It is best kept in a sheltered spot with well-drained soil and protection from hard frost.
Melicytus crassifolius (thick-leaved mahoe; syn. Hymenanthera crassifolia Hook.f.) is an ornamental plant in the Violaceae family, which is native to New Zealand.
Porcupine Shrub · Melicytus angustifolius · Tree Violet · Melicytus flexuosus · Narrow Leaved Māhoe · Melicytus latifolius · Large Leaved Māhoe · Melicytus novae-zelandiae subsp. centurionis · Coastal Mahoe · Cook Strait Māhoe · Mahoe · Whitey Wood
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melicytus crassifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
