Melicope triphylla is a plant in the family Rutaceae. The specific epithet ' is from the Greek meaning 'three leaf', referring to the trifoliolate leaves.
Melicope triphylla grows up as a shrub or tree up to tall. The flowers are unisexual. The ellipsoid to roundish fruits measure up to long.
Melicope triphylla grows naturally in the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan south to Borneo and east to New Guinea. In Malaysian Borneo its habitat is forests from sea-level to altitude.