Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Malpighiales Martius
Family
Violaceae
Genus
Melicytus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Melicytus venosus Courtney, Heenan, Molloy & de Lange in Heenan et al., New Zealand J. Bot. 56: online published (2017)
Synonymy:
Holotype. New Zealand. Marlborough Sounds, Middle Trio Is, scrub, D.J. Campbell s.n., 3 Nov 1967 (CHR 596045!).
Etymology:
The specific epithet venosusrefers to the leaf venation that is obvious and very pronounced on the abaxial surface, including the fine veinlets, and which distinguishes it from the other species in the M. obovatus complex.
 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
 Bibliography
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.N.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R.; Heenan, P.B.; Ladley, K. 2018: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017. New Zealand Threat Classification Series. No. 22. [Nationally Vulnerable]
Heenan, P.B. 2017: A taxonomic revision of Cardamine L. (Brassicaceae) in New Zealand. Phytotaxa 330(1): 001–154.
Heenan, P.B.; Courtney, S.P.; de Lange, P.J.; Molloy, B.P.J. 2018: Three new Melicytus species from central New Zealand and a revised circumscription of Melicytus obovatus (Violaceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 56: 51–83. (Published online: Published online: 14 Nov 2017)