Poataniwha

Melicope simplex is a shrub in the family Rutaceae that is native to New Zealand.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Poataniwha being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Raukaua anomalus
• Melicytus micranthus
• Coprosma crassifolia
• Coprosma rubra
• Paratrophis microphylla
• Myrsine aquilonia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Rutaceae

Genus

Melicope

Species

Melicope simplex

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