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Mahoe (Melicytus ramiflorus)
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Mahoe

Melicytus ramiflorus · Violaceae · all Melicytus records · also called Māhoe, Hinahina, Whitey wood · Wikipedia

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Form
tree
Region
New Zealand
Rated in
Global; New Zealand
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global; New Zealand

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

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Mid-scale / conditional (1)

Listed without a rating (30)
Corroboration (30 rows from 1 source)

  • FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

    30 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.

    • Primary study Cui2020a: Cui, X., Paterson, A. M., Wyse, S. V., Alam, M. A., Maurin, K. J. L., Pieper, R., ... Curran, T. J. (2020a). Shoot flammability of vascular plants is phylogenetically conserved and related to habitat fire-proneness and growth form. Nature Plants, 6, 355-359.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Cui2020a-1; sampling ND.

      • “ignition frequency (%): 65.2”

        FLAMITS record 1432; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 339.5”

        FLAMITS record 1626; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 6.4”

        FLAMITS record 1820; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 17.6”

        FLAMITS record 2014; Consumability measurement.

    • Primary study Mason2016: Mason, N. W. H., Frazao, C., Buxton, R. P., & Richardson, S. J. (2016). Fire form and function: evidence for exaptive flammability in the New Zealand flora. Plant Ecology, 217, 645-659.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Mason2016-14; sampling summer.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 112.38”

          FLAMITS record 8430.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 158.06”

          FLAMITS record 8431.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 207.53”

          FLAMITS record 8645.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 186.12”

          FLAMITS record 8646.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement.

        • “temperature increase rate (°C/s): 40.8”

          FLAMITS record 8860.

        • “temperature increase rate (°C/s): 22.27”

          FLAMITS record 8861.

    • Primary study Wyse2016: Wyse, S. V., Perry, G. L. W., O'Connell, D. M., Holland, P. S., Wright, M. J., Hosted, C. L., ... Curran, T. J. (2016). A quantitative assessment of shoot flammability for 60 tree and shrub species supports rankings based on expert opinion. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 25, 466-477.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Wyse2016-1; sampling ND.

      • “ignition frequency (%): 55.6”

        FLAMITS record 14350; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 197.1”

        FLAMITS record 14410; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 2.9”

        FLAMITS record 14470; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 13.3”

        FLAMITS record 14530; Consumability measurement.

    • Primary study Sultana2022: Sultana, N. (2022). Traits underpinning the eco-physiological processes linking drought and flammability. PhD. Dissertation. Lincoln University.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Sultana2022-1.

      • “time to flaming (s): 9.99”

        FLAMITS record 16101; Ignitability measurement; sampling autum 2019.

      • “time to flaming (s): 9.45”

        FLAMITS record 16102; Ignitability measurement; sampling winter 2019.

      • “time to flaming (s): 2.01”

        FLAMITS record 16103; Ignitability measurement; sampling spring 2019.

      • “time to flaming (s): 3.95”

        FLAMITS record 16104; Ignitability measurement; sampling summer 2019.

      • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 173.82”

        FLAMITS record 16141; Combustibility measurement; sampling autum 2019.

      • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 297.35”

        FLAMITS record 16142; Combustibility measurement; sampling winter 2019.

      • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 566.42”

        FLAMITS record 16143; Combustibility measurement; sampling spring 2019.

      • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 328.23”

        FLAMITS record 16144; Combustibility measurement; sampling summer 2019.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 94.04”

        FLAMITS record 16181; Consumability measurement; sampling autum 2019.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 0”

        FLAMITS record 16182; Consumability measurement; sampling winter 2019.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 4.2”

        FLAMITS record 16183; Consumability measurement; sampling spring 2019.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 48.25”

        FLAMITS record 16184; Consumability measurement; sampling summer 2019.

      • “burning duration (s): 1.27”

        FLAMITS record 16221; Sustainability measurement; sampling autum 2019.

      • “burning duration (s): 4.26”

        FLAMITS record 16222; Sustainability measurement; sampling winter 2019.

      • “burning duration (s): 11.12”

        FLAMITS record 16223; Sustainability measurement; sampling spring 2019.

      • “burning duration (s): 5.58”

        FLAMITS record 16224; Sustainability measurement; sampling summer 2019.

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Melicytus ramiflorus (Māhoe, Hinahina, Whitey wood). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/melicytus-ramiflorus/. Last verified 2026-08-23.