Melicope lucida (A. Gray) A. C. Sm.

Appelhans, Marc S., Pillon, Yohan, Gotty, Karine & Wagner, Warren L., 2025, Towards a monophyletic Melicope (Rutaceae): Phylogenetic placement of Dutailliopsis and other New Caledonian genera, and an updated infrageneric classification of Melicope, PhytoKeys 259, pp. 263-300 : 263-300

2. Melicope lucida (A. Gray) A. C. Sm. , J. Arnold Arbor. 32: 249. 1951.

Pelea lucida A. Gray , Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 51. 1853., Bot. U. S. Expl. Exped. 1: 348. 1854., Atlas, tab. 34, Β. 1857, as “ Pelea ?”.

Melicope tahitensis var. glabrata Nadeaud , Énum. Pl. Tahiti 76. 1873. Type: Society Islands, Tahiti, Pinai et Rereaoe, s. d., J. Nadeaud 472 p. p. (holotype P [ P 00646095!]).

Melicope auriculata Nadeaud , Énum. Pl. Tahiti 76. 1873. Types: Society Islands, Tahiti, s. d., J. Nadeaud 473 p. p. (lectotype, designated by Hartley 2001, pg. 106, P [ P 00646061!]); Society Islands, Tahiti, en Teumupuaa [Teumopua] in Taiarapu [Teahupoo?], s. d., J. Nadeaud 473 p. p., as var. B (syntypes P [ P 00646075!], G [G 00096087!]); Society Islands, Tahiti, Orofero vallée, s. d., J. Nadeaud 473 p. p., as var. A (syntypes P [ P 00646076!, P 00646077!]); Society Islands, Tahiti, monte Mahutaa, s. d., J. Nadeaud 473 p. p., as var. C (not located).

Melicope leguminosa Nadeaud , Énum. Pl. Tahiti 76. 1873. Types: Society Islands, Tahiti, montagnes de Mahaena à Tuumatairiri, 12 Jul. 1857, J. Nadeaud 474 (holotype, P [ P 00646079!]). Note: Two additional Nadeaud specimens have been located for this taxon (G 00096088!, P 00646060!). We do not consider the specimen at G as original material, because it was collected on July 15 th, 1857, whereas the date July 12 th, 1857 is mentioned in the protologue. The specimen at P might represent additional authentic material, but does not contain precise label information about the locality (Ile de Tahiti) and date. Hartley annotated this specimen as the holotype, but we consider P 00646079 as the holotype because it is the only specimen with the matching date.

Euodia auriculata (Nadeaud) Drake , Fl. Ins. Pacif. 19. tab. 4. 1886. Type: Based on Melicope auriculata Nadeaud.

Euodia lucida (A. Gray) Drake, Ill. Fl. Ins. Pacif. : 134. 1890, as “ Euodia ?”.

Euodia leguminosa (Nadeaud) Drake , Ill. Fl. Ins. Pacif. 132. 1890. Type: Based on Melicope leguminosa Nadeaud.

Type material.

“ Samoa: Mts. of Tutuila ” [actually Society Islands], 1838–1842, U. S. Expl. Exped. s. n., (holotype US [ US 00101483!]; isotypes GH [GH 00105702!], NY [ NY 00055937!]).

Note.

Hartley (2001) argues that the type location is probably erroneous since the species is not known from Samoa and that it presumably originates from Tahiti.