Thursday, August 18, 2011

Coast Eauodia, Northern Eauodia (Melicope vitiflora)

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Melicope vitiflora
Common Names: Leatherwood; Toothache Tree; Northern Spermwood; Northern Evodia; Northern Doughwood; Fishpoison Wood; Fish Poison-wood; Coast Euodia; Doughwood, Northern; Leatherjacket; Northern Euodia

The Euodia Tree is related to lemon and orange trees (the Melicope family). The citrus family is characterized by three leaflets full of oil glands, which often have markings from insect attacks. The Blue Ulysses butterfly loves to feed on the tree.

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