Atalantia racemosa Wight & Arn.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Atalantia

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 4 m tall. The branches have long spines. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are 5-9 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. The flowers are in short groups in the axils of leaves. They are white. The fruit is a round berry 2 cm long. There are 4 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) 0.15
Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the undergrowth in evergreen forests up to 1,000 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten unripe and also ripe.
Uses gene source
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Antiviral agents (aerial part), Insect repellents (aerial part), Malaria (aerial part), Hypoglycemic agents (unspecified), Antiviral agents (whole plant excluding root)
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Atalantia racemosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Atalantia racemosa world distribution map, present in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Philippines, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:771423-1
WFO ID wfo-0000555336
COL ID 67VJJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Limonia disticha Severinia disticha Sclerostylis nitida Lampetia racemosa Sclerostylis racemosa Sclerostylis parvifolia Sclerostylis ovalifolia Atalantia capitellata Atalantia nitida Atalantia parvifolia Atalantia racemosa Atalantia disticha Atalantia racemosa var. bourdillonii