Acronychia odorata

Baillon

Rutaceae Edible: Leaves, Spice

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Description

A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.

Edible Uses

The leaves are used as a food flavoring.

Traditional Uses

The leaves are used as a food flavouring.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, Indochina, Malaysia, SE Asia,

Notes

There are 42-50 Acronychia species.

Synonyms

Cyminosma odorata DC.Jambolifera odorata Lour.

References (6)

Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 8
Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 1 (A-H) p 40
PROSEA handbook Volume 13 Spices. p 273
Seidemann J., 2005, World Spice Plants. Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. p 6
Uphof, 1968,

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