Triphasia

Triphasia is a small genus of flowering plants, comprising three species, in the family Rutaceae.^[1][2] The genus is related to Citrus and is native to southeastern Asia and New Guinea.^[3][4]

Triphasia
Triphasia trifolia foliage and fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Subfamily:	Aurantioideae
Genus:	Triphasia Lour.
Species
See text.
Synonyms[1]
Echinocitrus Tanaka

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.^[4][5]

Species

• Triphasia brassii (C.T.White) Swingle – New Guinea
• Triphasia grandifolia Merr. – Philippines
• Triphasia trifolia (Burm.f.) P.Wils. – Malaysia