Pink euodia (Melicope elleryana)
Description
Melicope elleryana, known as the pink flowered doughwood or pink euodia, is a species of Australian rainforest tree in the Rutaceae family. Melicope elleryana is a small to medium rainforest tree growing to 25 metres tall with a diameter of 60 cm. Its natural range is from the Clarence River (29° S) in New South Wales to tropical northern Australia. It is also found in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It is usually found in riverine rainforest areas. Its trunk is almost white, of a doughy appearance, with a thick layer of soft corky dead bark. The trunk is slightly buttressed or flanged at the base. Its opposite leaflets are in threes, mostly ovate, 6 to 13 cm long, tapering to a blunt point at the tip. This tree is the favoured food plant for the Ulysses butterfly, Papilio ulysses.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Sapindales
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Family: Rutaceae
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Genus: Melicope
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