Triphasia
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Triphasia is a small genus of three species in the family Rutaceae, related to Citrus. The genus is native to southeastern Asia and New Guinea.[1][2]
They are evergreen shrubs growing to 1–3 m tall, with trifoliate leaves. The flowers are fragrant, white, with three to five petals. The fruit is an edible red hesperidium similar to a small Citrus fruit.[2][3]
- Species
- Triphasia brassii (C.T.White) Swingle – New Guinea
- Triphasia grandifolia Merr. – Philippines
- Triphasia trifolia (Burm.f.) P.Wils. – Malaysia
References
- ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Triphasia Template:Webarchive
- ↑ a b Huxley, A, ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 3: 697. Macmillan Template:ISBN.
- ↑ Plants for a Future: Triphasia trifolia