Biology:Triphasia
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Triphasia is a small genus of flowering plants, comprising three species, in the family Rutaceae.[1][2] The genus is related to Citrus and is native to southeastern Asia and New Guinea.[3][4]
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.[4][5]
- Species
- Triphasia brassii (C.T.White) Swingle – New Guinea
- Triphasia grandifolia Merr. – Philippines
- Triphasia trifolia (Burm.f.) P.Wils. – Malaysia
References
- ↑ "Triphasia Lour.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:35992-1.
- ↑ "Triphasia Lour.". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/82BG.
- ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Triphasia
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Huxley, A, ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 3: 697. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
- ↑ Plants for a Future: Triphasia trifolia
Wikidata ☰ Q7843268 entry
