Triphasia

taxobox
name = "Triphasia"

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image_caption = "Triphasia trifolia" foliage and fruit
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Sapindales
familia = Rutaceae
subfamilia = Aurantioideae
tribus = Citreae
genus = "Triphasia"
genus_authority = Lour.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text|

"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.Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?12397 "Triphasia"] ] Huxley, A, ed. (1992). "New RHS Dictionary of Gardening" 3: 697. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.]

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.Plants for a Future: [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Triphasia+trifolia "Triphasia trifolia"] ]

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

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