Taxon: Triphasia trifolia (Burm. f.) P. Wilson

Genus:

Triphasia

Family:

Rutaceae

Subfamily:

Aurantioideae

Tribe:

Aurantieae

Subtribe:

Citrinae

Nomen number:

40476

Place of publication:

Torreya 9:33. 1909

Link to protologue:

Typification:

Name Verified on:

07-nov-1985 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 19-sep-2017

Species priority site is:

Natl. Germplasm Repository - Riverside (RIV)

Accessions:

0 in National Plant Germplasm System

Synonyms:

Common names:

limeberry (Source: World Econ Pl) - English
trifoliate limeberry (Source: pers. comm.) - English
triphasia (Source: pers. comm.) - English
limeberry (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish

Economic Importance:

Environmental: boundary/barrier/support (as hedge plant fide F India)
Environmental: ornamental (fide Citrus CGC, pers. comm. 1998)
Human food: fruit (a minor species fide Cornucopia; Pl Res SEAs 2:363. 1991)

Distributional Range:

Cultivated

(widely cult.)

Naturalized

(widely natzd.)

Other

(possibly native in s.e. Asia)

References:

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource on www.skud.info). 2012 (Kulturvaxtdatabas)
Citrus Crop Germplasm Committee 1998. pers. comm. (pers. comm.)
Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. Flora of India. 1993- (F India)
Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts (Pl Res SEAs) 2:263.

Check other web resources for Triphasia trifolia (Burm. f.) P. Wilson :

Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Databas of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=40476. Accessed 3 junio 2026.