Triphasia
Genus of flowering plants
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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]
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| Triphasia trifolia foliage and fruit | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Aurantioideae |
| Genus: | Triphasia Lour. |
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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