''Triphasia'' is a small genus of three species in the family

Rutaceae The Rutaceae is a family, commonly known as the rueRUTACEAE
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, related to ''

Citrus ''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes. The genus ''Citrus'' is nati ...

''. The genus is native to southeastern

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and

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''Triphasia''
Huxley, A, ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening'' 3: 697. Macmillan . They are

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 ...

shrubs 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 mechanism ...

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 partic ...

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 ...

similar to a small ''

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''Triphasia trifolia''
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*'' Triphasia grandifolia'' Merr. –

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*'' Triphasia trifolia'' (Burm.f.) P.Wils. –

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