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''Triphasia trifolia'' (syn. ''Limonia trifolia'' Burm. f., ''Triphasia aurantiola'' Lour.; also called ''limeberry'', lime berry, or limoncitong kastila) is a species of ''Triphasia'' in the family Rutaceae, native to tropical southeastern Asia in Malaysia, the Philippines and possibly elsewhere.〔Huxley, A, ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening'' 3: 697. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.〕〔Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk: (''Triphasia trifolia'' )〕 Triphasias are very close relatives of citrus. ==Description== It is a spiny evergreen shrub (rarely a small tree) growing to 3 m tall. The leaves are trifoliate, glossy dark green, each leaflet 2–4 cm long and 1.5–2 cm broad. The flowers are white, with three petals 10–13 mm long and 4 mm broad. The fruit is a red, edible hesperidium 10–15 mm diameter, similar to a small ''Citrus'' fruit. The fruit flesh is pulpy, with a flavor reminiscent of a slightly sweet lime.〔〔〔Plants for a Future: (''Triphasia trifolia'' )〕 Triphasia_trifolia_flower.jpg|T. trifolia blossoms Triphasia_trifolia_shrub.jpg|T. trifolia foliage 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Triphasia trifolia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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