genus
Triphasia
Triphasia
Field notes
Triphasia is a small genus of flowering plants, comprising three species, in the family Rutaceae. The genus is related to Citrus and is native to southeastern Asia and New Guinea.
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.
Species
Triphasia brassii (C.T.White) Swingle – New Guinea
Triphasia grandifolia Merr. – Philippines
Triphasia trifolia (Burm.f.) P.Wils. – Malaysia
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
From USDA PLANTS.