Triphasia
Triphasia trifolia foliage and fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Subfamily:	Aurantioideae
Tribe:	Citreae
Genus:	Triphasia Lour.
Species
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Triphasia is a small genus of three species in the family Rutaceae, related to Citrus. The genus is native to southeastern Asia and New Guinea.^[1][2]

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.^[2][3]

Species

• Triphasia brassii (C.T.White) Swingle. New Guinea.
• Triphasia grandifolia Merr. Philippines.
• Triphasia trifolia (Burm.f.) P.Wils. Malaysia.

[edit] References

1. ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Triphasia
2. ^ ^{a b} Huxley, A, ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 3: 697. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
3. ^ Plants for a Future: Triphasia trifolia