Melicytus novae-zelandiae subsp. centurionis is a flowering plant in the family Violaceae. It is a subspecies of Melicytus novae-zelandiae, known in New Zealand as coastal mahoe. The subspecific epithet honours the military Captain James Doran McComish (1881âÂÂ1948), who made several visits in the 1930s to collect plants on Lord Howe Island.
It is a shrub or small tree growing to in height. The chartaceous (papery), glabrous, oval leaves are 40âÂÂ70 mm long, 15âÂÂ27 mm wide. Clusters of small greenish yellow flowers, 2 mm long, appear from August to October. The round, purple fruits are 6 mm in diameter.
The subspecies is endemic to AustraliaâÂÂs subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. There it is rare, occurring in forests at intermediate elevations.