Clymenia polyandra (Tanaka) Swingle

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Clymenia

Characteristics

A citrus relative. The tree is 5-8 m tall. The leaves are large (18 cm x 6 cm) and simple. Young leaves have lobes. The leaves are more thin and papery than other citrus. The leaves taper towards the tip and have notched edges. The leaf stalks are short and without wings. It does not have thorns. The flowers are dark yellow and 2.5-3 cm across. They occur either singly, or as 2-4 together, in the axils of leaves. The fruit is yellow and the size of a large lime. They are 7-10 cm long by 6-8 cm wide. The flesh is edible. The skin of the fruit can irritate human skin. The seeds are flattish with lines on them.
Life form perennial
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Environment

A tropical plant. It is cultivated on Manus and New Ireland. It occurs in Bougainville. It only occurs in PNG.
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Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Trees are grown from seed.
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Distribution

Clymenia polyandra world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Conservation status

Clymenia polyandra threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:772184-1
WFO ID wfo-0000612536
COL ID 7VBJY
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Synonyms

Clymenia polyandra