Murraya crenulata

(Turcz.) Oliv.

Murraya tree

Rutaceae Edible: Fruit

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Summary

Murraya crenulata is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Rutaceae. Found in Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and south western Pacific islands. In Queensland, Australia the species is listed as endangered.

Description

A shrub or tree. It grows 6 m tall. The leaves have 7-11 leaflets. The leaflet blades are narrowly oval and 5-6 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The flowers are at the ends of branches. The flowers are white. The fruit is broadly oval and 6 mm across.

Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows on calcareous soils.

Where It Grows

Asia, Australia, China, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, SE Asia, Taiwan, Vanuatu,

Notes

There are 4-5 (12) Murraya species. They occur in tropical Asia and the Pacific.

Synonyms

Glycosmis crenulata TurczaninowChalcas crenulata (Turcz.) Tanaka

Also Known As

Lan yu jiu li xiang

References (4)

Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1934
J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5(suppl. 2):29. 1861
Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 405
Walter, A. & Sam C., 2002, Fruits of Oceania. ACIAR Monograph No. 85. Canberra. p 283