Pleiospermium littorale

Pleiospermium littorale
Habit
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Pleiospermium
Species:	P. littorale
Binomial name
Pleiospermium littorale (Miq.) Tanaka [2] [3]
Synonyms [2]
Atalantia littoralis(Miq.) Guillaumin Limnocitrus littoralis(Miq.) Swingle Limonia littoralis(Miq.) Backer Paramignya littoralisMiq.

Fruit, halved

Pleiospermium littorale is a plant in the citrus family Rutaceae native to southeast Vietnam and the island of Java in Indonesia, ^{[2] [4]} where it inhabits coastal areas and plays a role in erosion prevention. ^[5] In traditional Vietnamese medicine different parts of the plant have been used as an expectorant, cough suppressant, for exudation, and the treatment of colds and fevers.^{[ citation needed ]}

It is an endangered species threatened by habitat loss. ^[1]

References

1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre. (1998). "Pleiospermium littorale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T37412A10051534. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37412A10051534.en . Retrieved 29 January 2025.
2. "Pleiospermium littorale (Miq.) Tanaka". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
3. "Pleiospermium littorale (Miq.) Swingle". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
4. "Pleiospermium littorale Tanaka". World Flora Online. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
5. Nguyen, Thanh-Tu Thi; Nguyen, Anh Viet; Diep, Tai The; Doan, Nhuan Ngoc; Thi Nguyen, Thao-Tran (2022). "Essential oil profiles of seeds, peels, and leaves obtained from Limnocitrus littoralis (Miq.) swingle species, in the Southcentral coast of Vietnam". All Life. 15: 908–920. doi: 10.1080/26895293.2022.2112766 .