Melicope contermina
Description. "Melicope contermina" is a shrub or tree that typically grows to a height of . It has trifoliate leaves arranged in opposite pairs and long on a petiole long, the leaflets elliptical, long and wide with many oil dots. The end leaflet is on a petiolule long and the side leaflets are asymmetrical and sessile or on a petiolule up to long. The flowers are arranged in groups of nine to fifteen in panicles long. The flowers on each plant are bisexual, sometimes male-only, female only, or both male-only and female-only. The sepals are broadly  egg-shaped to round, long and fused at the base. The petals are white or creamy white, long and there are eight stamens. Flowering occurs from late October to late December and the fruit consists of up to four follicles long and fused at the base, the seeds shiny black and long. Taxonomy. "Melaleuca contermina" was first formally described in 1871 by Charles Moore and Ferdinand von Mueller in "Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae" from specimens collected near the base of Mount Gower on Lord Howe Island. The specific epithet comes from the Latin "con" (“with”) and "terminus" (“end”), with reference to  the styles being joined at their ends. Distribution and habitat. This species is endemic to Lord Howe Island where it grows in forest and on open ridges. It is somewhat rare, but is most often seen in Erskine Valley, between Mount Lidgbird and Mount Gower, at the southern end of the island.