Melicytus dentatus is a New Zealand native shrub or small tree, featuring a divaricating habit and small, serrated leaves. Tiny flowers yield purple berries. It thrives.
Photos of Tree Violet (Melicytus dentatus)
Common names and botanical synonyms
Botanical classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| kingdom | Plantae |
| division | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Malpighiales |
| family | Violaceae |
| genus | Melicytus |
| species | Melicytus dentatus |
