{{Short description|Species of tree}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}} {{Speciesbox |image = Melicope ternata 11.JPG |image_caption = |status = |status_system = |status_ref = |genus = Melicope |species = ternata |authority = J.R.Forst. & G. Forst. }}
'''''Melicope ternata''''', commonly known as '''wharangi''', is a coastal shrub or small tree in the family Rutaceae that is native to New Zealand.
''Melicope ternata'' has glossy, green, trifoliate foliage and can grow into a tree 6 metres tall. It is found in coastal areas in the main islands of New Zealand and the North, South, Three Kings and Kermadec islands.<ref name="New Zealand Plant Conservation Network">{{cite web|title=Melicope ternata|url=https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/melicope-ternata|accessdate=4 March 2023}}</ref>
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ternata Category:Endemic flora of New Zealand Category:Trees of New Zealand
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