{{Short description|Species of tree}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=IUCN/> | genus = Melicope | species = hookeri | authority = T.G.Hartley<ref name=POWO/> | synonyms = {{Species list | Ampacus robusta | (Hook.f.) Kuntze | Euodia robusta | Hook.f. }} | synonyms_ref = <ref name=POWO/> }}
'''''Melicope hookeri''''' is a tree in the family Rutaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia.<ref name=TFSS/>
==Description== ''Melicope hookeri'' grows up to {{cvt|36|m|-1}} tall with a trunk diameter up to {{cvt|90|cm|-1}}.<ref name=AsianPlant/> The almost leathery leaves are obovate or elliptic to ovate and measure up to {{cvt|18|cm|0}} long. The {{plantgloss|inflorescence|inflorescences}} are {{plantgloss|axillary}} and feature small unisexual flowers, occasionally bisexual, with white to greenish petals.<ref name=TFSS/><ref name=Sandakania/> The fruits are brown-green. The timber is harvested for local use.<ref name=AsianPlant/>
==Taxonomy== ''Melicope hookeri'' was described in 1994 by the American botanist Thomas Gordon Hartley.<ref name=POWO/> The type specimen was collected in Penang. The species is named for the British botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker.<ref name=Sandakania/>
==Distribution and habitat== ''Melicope hookeri'' is native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo.<ref name=IUCN/> Its habitat is in primary and secondary forests, some dipterocarp, in hilly areas, generally at lower elevations. In Borneo the species may occur up to submontane elevations of {{cvt|1600|m|-2}}.<ref name=Sandakania/><ref name=AsianPlant/>
==Conservation== ''Melicope hookeri'' has been assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.<ref name=IUCN/> It is considered critically endangered in Singapore.<ref name="World Plants"/>
==References== {{Reflist | refs =
<ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author1=IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group |author2=Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) |name-list-style=amp |year=2021 |title=''Melicope hookeri'' |article-number=e.T200401188A200401190 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T200401188A200401190.en |access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref>
<ref name=POWO>{{cite POWO |title=''Melicope hookeri'' T.G.Hartley |id=979141-1 |access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref>
<ref name=TFSS>{{cite book |last=Jones |first=David T. |date=1995 |contribution=''Melicope'' J. R. Forst & G. Forst |editor1-last=Soepadmo |editor1-first=E. |editor-link=Engkik Soepadmo |editor2-last=Wong |editor2-first=K. M. |title=Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak |volume=1 |pages=390–391 |publisher=Forest Research Institute Malaysia |isbn=983-9592-34-3}}</ref>
<ref name=AsianPlant>{{cite web |author=J. W. F. Slik |title=''Melicope hookeri'' |url=https://asianplant.net/Rutaceae/Melicope_hookeri.htm |work=Plants of Southeast Asia |access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref>
<ref name=Sandakania>{{cite journal|author=T. G.Hartley|author-link=Thomas Gordon Hartley |title=The genus ''Melicope'' (Rutaceae) in Borneo |date=July 1994 |journal=Sandakania |issue=4 |pages=47–74}}</ref>
<ref name="World Plants">{{cite web |author=Michael Hassler |title=''Melicope hookeri'' |url=https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list/?name=Melicope-hookeri#plantUid-209330 |work=World Plants |access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref>
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hookeri Category:Flora of Borneo Category:Flora of Malaya Category:Flora of Sumatra Category:Plants described in 1994