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Triphasia trifolia (Burm.f.) P.Wilson
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Triphasia trifolia |
| Family name: |
RUTACEAE
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| English name: |
Lime Berry
Sweet Lime
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| Sinhala name: |
Kasthuri dehi (කස්තුරිදෙහි)
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| Tamil name: |
Available soon
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
Shrub up to 3 m tall or a small tree. Compound leaves with 3 elliptic leaflets with the terminal leaflet twice as large as the lateral leaflets. Pair of spines at the base of the leaf petiole. Flowers Fragrant, white, 3 oblanceolate petals, reflexed at the tip, produced throughout the year in small clusters of 2-3 in the leaf axils. Fruits Reddish orange to bright red, fleshy, round to ellipsoid (1-1.5 cm long). Fruit contains 1-3 seeds embedded within a mucilaginous pulp.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Only under cultivation
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Diarrhoea
Cutaneous, subcutaneous parasitic infection
Dysentery
Stomach ailment
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Antimicrobial
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