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Citrus ''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering plant, flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as Orange (fruit), oranges, Lemon, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and lim ...

''. The genus is native to southeastern

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''Triphasia''
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evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...

shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...

s growing to 1–3 m tall, with trifoliate leaves. The

flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...

s are fragrant, white, with three to five petals. The

fruit In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ...

is an edible red

hesperidium A hesperidium (plural hesperidia) is a modified berry with a tough, leathery rind. Etymology Carl Linnaeus gave the name Hesperideæ to an order containing the genus ''Citrus'', in allusion to the golden apples of the Hesperides. Development ...

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Triphasia brassii ''Triphasia brassii'' is a rare species of ''Triphasia'' in the family Rutaceae, native to New Guinea. All known specimens are from one general area. Triphasias are very close relatives of citrus. Description It is a very spiny evergreen sh ...

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*'' Triphasia grandifolia'' Merr. –

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Triphasia trifolia ''Triphasia trifolia'' ( syn. ''Limonia trifolia'' Burm. f., ''Triphasia aurantiola'' Lour.; also called limeberry, lime berry, "sweet lime" or limoncitong kastila) is a species of ''Triphasia'' in the family Rutaceae, native to tropical southeas ...

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