Melicope elleryana

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Family Rutaceae

Taxonomy: Melicope elleryana (F.Muell.) T.G.Hartley

Synonyms: 12 (APC 2026-07-30)

Acronychia muelleri (Engl.) W.D.Francis (taxonomic synonym)
Euodia elleryana F.Muell. (nomenclatural synonym)
Euodia elleryana F.Muell. var. elleryana (nomenclatural synonym)
Euodia elleryana var. pilosa (Lauterb.) W.D.Francis (taxonomic synonym)
Euodia muelleri Engl. (taxonomic synonym)
Euodia tetragona var. pilosa Lauterb. (taxonomic synonym)
Evodia elleryana Domin (nomenclatural synonym)
Evodia elleryana var. pilosa W.D.Francis (orthographic variant)
Evodia muelleri Engl. (orthographic variant)
Evodia tetragona var. pilosa Lauterb. (orthographic variant)
Evodiella muelleri (Engl.) B.L.Linden (taxonomic synonym)
Evodiella muelleri (Engl.) B.L.Linden f. muelleri (taxonomic synonym)

Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)

Euodia accedens Blume (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, Qld, NSW

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, NT eFlora, Florabase, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (18), Apgaua_2017 (12), Baker_2019 (3), Brock_1993 (12), Butler_2004 (5), Cooper_2013 (13), Crowley_2007 (2), Falster_2005_1 (9), Gross_2005 (4), Grubb_1996 (2), Ilic_2000 (3), Kew_2019_1 (2), Kooyman_2011 (13), Metcalfe_2009 (19), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (17), NTH_2022 (3), Nano_2011 (2), RussellSmith_2012 (4), Sams_2017 (6), Schmidt_2003 (7), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Tng_2013 (6), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_1 (3), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_1 (11), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wells_2012 (138), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Williams_2012 (4), Wright_2000 (12), Zanne_2009 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 87 traits from 353 records in 36 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response

resprouting_capacity (categorical): fire_killed (1); partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (4) [sources: Baker_2019; Crowley_2007; Metcalfe_2009; Nano_2011; RussellSmith_2012; Williams_2012]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2) [sources: Baker_2019; Williams_2012]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): pink (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2) [sources: Gross_2005; Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 8.5 mm (5-13 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3); follicle (4); mericarp (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; NHNSW_2023; Sams_2017; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (7) [sources: Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; Metcalfe_2009; Sams_2017; Sjostrom_2006; Wells_2012; Wright_2000]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (7) [sources: Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; Metcalfe_2009; Sams_2017; Sjostrom_2006; Wells_2012; Wright_2000]
fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1); grey (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 12467.33 mm2 (6955-17940 mm2) [sources: Falster_2005_1; Metcalfe_2009; Tng_2013]
leaflet_area (numerical): 3381.46 mm2 (499.89-5420.1 mm2) [sources: Wells_2012]
leaf_length (numerical): 147.25 mm (45-280 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Brock_1993; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; WAH_2023_1]
leaf_width (numerical): 63 mm (25-115 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Brock_1993; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; WAH_2023_1]
petiole_length (numerical): 6.62 cm (2-11 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 64.37 g/m2 (21.28-101.4 g/m2) [sources: Falster_2005_1; Sams_2017; Tng_2013; Wells_2012]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.27 g/g (0.15-0.36 g/g) [sources: Wells_2012]
leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (3); obovate (2); ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Brock_1993; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); cuneate (1); oblique (1); obtuse (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: WAH_2023_1]
leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (5); simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Brock_1993; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023; WAH_2023_1]
leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: WAH_2023_1]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; WAH_2023_1]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; WAH_2023_1]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; Schmidt_2003]
plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (2); tree (15) [sources: ABRS_2022; Apgaua_2017; Brock_1993; Butler_2004; Cooper_2013; Grubb_1996; Kooyman_2011; Metcalfe_2009; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; Schmidt_2003; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wells_2012; Wenk_2022]
life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
life_history (categorical): perennial (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; Brock_1993; Metcalfe_2009; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (3) [sources: Brock_1993; Kooyman_2011; Schmidt_2003]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; Schmidt_2003]
root_structure (categorical): mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): butterfly (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; Wells_2012]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (2) [sources: Butler_2004; Metcalfe_2009]
dispersers (categorical): birds (2); flying_vertebrates (1); vertebrates (1) [sources: Butler_2004; Cooper_2013; Sams_2017; Wells_2012]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnyy (1); ynnnnnnnnnyy (1); yyynnnnnnnny (1); yyyynnnnnnny (1) [sources: Brock_1993; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2014_2; WAH_1998]
seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009; RussellSmith_2012]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (3); bud-bearing_root (2); rhizome (2) [sources: Baker_2019; Crowley_2007; Nano_2011; Williams_2012]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 20.9 mg/g (15-26.8 mg/g) [sources: Falster_2005_1; Schmidt_2003]
leaf_delta13C (numerical): -32.41 {delta}[ppth] (-32.94--31.73 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Apgaua_2017; Schmidt_2003; Tng_2013]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 15.83 mg (1.61-33 mg) [sources: Falster_2005_1; Grubb_1996; Kew_2019_1]
seed_length (numerical): 4.83 mm (2-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011]
seed_width (numerical): 3.5 mm (3-4 mm) [sources: Butler_2004; Kooyman_2011]
seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); globoid (1); hemispheric (1); ovoid (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.42 mg/mm3 (0.27-0.52 mg/mm3) [sources: Apgaua_2017; Falster_2005_1; Ilic_2000; Kooyman_2011; Metcalfe_2009; Tng_2013; Wells_2012; Zanne_2009]
huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Falster_2005_1]
stem_vessel_density (numerical): 5.3 {count}/mm2 (5.3-5.3 {count}/mm2) [sources: Apgaua_2017]
stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 113.86 um (113.86-113.86 um) [sources: Apgaua_2017]
stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.05 mm2/mm2 (0.05-0.05 mm2/mm2) [sources: Apgaua_2017]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 21.2 m (6-35 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; Brock_1993; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; WAH_2023_2]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Wells_2012	23	138	J. A. Wells. “Phylogeny and inter-relations of ecological traits and seed dispersal in rainforest plants: Exploring aspects of functional diversity in primary and secondary rainforests in Australia's Wet Tropics.”. PhD. University of Queensland, 2012.
Metcalfe_2009	19	19	E. Laliberte, J. A. Wells, F. DeClerck, D. J. Metcalfe, C. P. Catterall, C. Queiroz, I. Aubin, S. P. Bonser, Y. Ding, J. M. Fraterrigo, S. McNamara, J. W. Morgan, D. S. Merlos, P. A. Vesk, and M. M. Mayfield. “Land-use intensification reduces functional redundancy and response diversity in plant communities”. Ecology Letters 13.1 (2010), pp. 76-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01403.x.
ABRS_2023	13	18	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2023	13	17	N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Cooper_2013	11	13	W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Kooyman_2011	9	13	R. Kooyman, M. Rossetto, W. Cornwell, and M. Westoby. “Phylogenetic tests of community assembly across regional to continental scales in tropical and subtropical rain forests”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20 (2011), pp. 707-716. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00641.x.
Apgaua_2017	11	12	D. M. G. Apgaua, D. Y. P. Tng, L. A. Cernusak, A. W. Cheesman, R. M. Santos, W. J. Edwards, and S. G. W. Laurance. “Plant functional groups within a tropical forest exhibit different wood functional anatomy”. Functional Ecology 31.3 (2017), pp. 582-591. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12787.
Brock_1993	9	12	J. Brock and A. Dunlop. Native plants of northern Australia. Reed New Holland, 1993. ISBN: 9781877069246.
Wright_2000	10	12	I. J. Wright, H. T. Clifford, R. Kidson, M. L. Reed, B. L. Rice, and M. Westoby. “A survey of seed and seedling characters in 1744 Australian dicotyledon species: Cross-species trait correlations and correlated trait-shifts within evolutionary lineages”. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69 (2000), pp. 521-547. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2000.tb01222.x.
WAH_2023_1	7	11	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Falster_2005_1	7	9	D. S. Falster and M. Westoby. “Alternative height strategies among 45 dicot rain forest species from tropical Queensland, Australia”. Journal of Ecology 93 (2005), pp. 521-535. doi: 10.1111/j.0022-0477.2005.00992.x.
Schmidt_2003	7	7	S. Schmidt and G. R. Stewart. “d15N values of tropical savanna and monsoon forest species reflect root specialisations and soil nitrogen status”. Oecologia 134 (2003), pp. 569-577. doi: 10.1007/s00442-002-1150-y.
Sams_2017	6	6	M. A. Sams, H. R. Lai, S. P. Bonser, P. A. Vesk, R. M. Kooyman, D. J. Metcalfe, J. W. Morgan, and M. M. Mayfield. “Landscape context explains changes in the functional diversity of regenerating forests better than climate or species richness”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 26.10 (2017), pp. 1165-1176. doi: 10.1111/geb.12627.
Tng_2013	6	6	D. Y. P. Tng, G. J. Jordan, and D. M. J. S. Bowman. “Plant traits demonstrate that temperate and tropical giant Eucalypt forests are ecologically convergent with rainforest not savanna”. PLoS ONE 8 (2013), p. e84378. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084378.
Butler_2004	5	5	D. W. Butler, R. J. Green, D. Lamb, W. J. F. Mcdonald, and P. I. Forster. “Biogeography of seed-dispersal syndromes, life-forms and seed sizes among woody rain-forest plants in Australia's subtropics”. Journal of Biogeography 34.10 (2007), pp. 1736-1750. ISSN: 1365-2699. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01734.x.
Gross_2005	4	4	C. L. Gross. “A comparison of the sexual systems in the trees from the Australian tropics with other tropical biomes-more monoecy but why?”. American Journal of Botany 92.6 (2005), pp. 907-919. doi: 10.3732/ajb.92.6.907.
RussellSmith_2012	4	4	J. Russell-Smith, M. R. Gardener, C. Brock, K. Brennan, C. P. Yates, and B. Grace. “Fire persistence traits can be used to predict vegetation response to changing fire regimes at expansive landscape scales - an Australian example”. Journal of Biogeography 39 (2012), pp. 1657-1668. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02714.x.
Sjostrom_2006	4	4	A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
Williams_2012	4	4	P. R. Williams, M. Parsons, R. Jensen, and C. Tran. “Mechanisms of rainforest persistence and recruitment in frequently burnt wet tropical eucalypt forests”. Austral Ecology 37.2 (2012), pp. 268-275. ISSN: 1442-9993. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02271.x.
ABRS_2022	3	3	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Baker_2019	3	3	A. Baker. “Unpublished data: Post-fire fire-response surveys on the NSW north coast, Southern Cross University”. 2019.
Ilic_2000	1	3	J. Ilic, D. Boland, M. McDonald, D. G, and P. Blakemore. Woody density phase 1 - State of knowledge. National Carbon Accounting System. Technical Report 18. Tech. rep. Australian Greenhouse Office, Canberra, Australia, 2000.
NHNSW_2014_2	3	3	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2022	3	3	N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NTH_2022	3	3	D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
WAH_2022_1	3	3	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
WAH_2022_2	3	3	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Crowley_2007	2	2	G. Crowley, M. Gardener, and M. Marrinan. Tropical savannas fire response database. 2007. url: [www.landmanager.org.au](www.landmanager.org.au).
Grubb_1996	2	2	P. J. Grubb and D. J. Metcalfe. “Adaptation and inertia in the Australian tropical lowland rain-forest flora: Contradictory trends in intergeneric and intrageneric comparisons of seed size in relation to light demand”. Functional Ecology 10 (1996), pp. 512-520. doi: 10.2307/2389944.
Kew_2019_1	1	2	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Nano_2011	2	2	C. E. M. Nano and P. J. Clarke. “How do drought and fire influence the patterns of resprouting in Australian deserts?”. Plant Ecology 212 (2011), pp. 2095-2110. doi: 10.1007/s11258-011-9988-x.
WAH_2023_2	1	2	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
WAH_1998	1	1	Western Australian Herbarium. FloraBase: The Western Australian flora. 1998. url: http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
Zanne_2009	1	1	A. E. Zanne, G. Lopez-Gonzalez, D. A. Coomes, J. Ilic, S. Jansen, S. L. Lewis, R. B. Miller, N. G. Swenson, M. C. Wiemann, and J. Chave. “Data from: Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum”. Dryad Digital Repository (2009). doi: 10.5061/dryad.234.