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Triphasia trifolia

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Identification
Triphasia trifolia (Burm.f.) P.Wilson [family RUTACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Tyôzaburô Tanaka, Triphasia aurantiola Lour. [family RUTACEAE ] Verified by Tyôzaburô Tanaka,
Related name
  • Triphasia trifolia
  • Triphasia grandifolia
  • Triphasia aurantiola
  • Triphasia trifoliata
  • Limonia trifoliata
  • Citrus trifoliata
Common name
  • limeberry (general for the genus, Swingle); trifoliate limeberry (Swingle)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Information

Entry for Triphasia trifolia (Burm.f.) P Wils. [family RUTACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 4
Names
Triphasia trifolia (Burm.f.) P Wils. [family RUTACEAE]
Common names
English limeberry (general for the genus, Swingle); trifoliate limeberry (Swingle).
Uses
(berry) Food: general (leaf) Medicines: stomach troubles (leaf) Medicines: diarrhoea, dysentery (leaf) Medicines: cutaneous, subcutaneous parasitic infection Agri-horticulture: ornamental, cultivated or partially tended Agri-horticulture: hedges, markers (wood) Products: fuel and lighting (wood, leaf) Products: household, domestic and personal items
Products
english: Limeberryenglish: Limeberry, trifoliateenglish: Trifoliate limeberry
Description
A shrub to 3 m high, said to be of origin in China, widely cultivated in the East and now grown in all tropical and subtropical countries as an ornamental. It is reported as introduced into Sierra Leone in 1891–92.The plant makes an useful hedge, shapely
References
References:1. Burkill, IH, 1935: 2185. 2. Quisumbing, 1951: 466–7. 3. Swingle, 1943: 237–8.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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