Triphasia

Triphasia
Triphasia trifolia foliage and fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Subfamily:	Aurantioideae
Genus:	Triphasia Lour.
Species
See text.
Synonyms [1]
EchinocitrusTanaka

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

1. "Triphasia Lour". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
2. "Triphasia Lour". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
3. Germplasm Resources Information Network: Triphasia Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
4. Huxley, A, ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 3: 697. Macmillan ISBN   0-333-47494-5.
5. Plants for a Future: Triphasia trifolia