WorldFloraDB - Clausena lenis

Characteristics

Trees 2-3 m tall. Branchlet pith fairly large. Leaves 9-15-foliolate; leaflet blades ovate to lanceolate, asymmetric, 2-5 × 1.5-3.5 cm at base of rachis, ca. 18 × 11 cm at middle and apex of rachis, margin crenate. Inflorescences terminal. Flowers ovoid in bud. Calyx lobes 5. Petals (4 or)5, white but basally reddish to dark yellow. Stamens (8 or)10; filaments short; anthers oblong. Fruit globose, ca. 1 cm in diam., 1-3-seeded. Fl. Apr-Jun, fr. Sep-Oct.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

tree

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

2.0 - 3.0

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light	-
Soil humidity	-
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	medicinal
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Distribution

Conservation status

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:772149-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000608679
COL ID	VTM4
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Clausena kerrii Clausena lenis

WorldFloraDB 2024

Clausena lenis Drake

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Clausena