Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Tetradium Lour. [782]

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Rutaceae

family_ja: ミカン

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distribution_en: Himalaya to Japan, Sumatra & Java

description_en: Genus of 9 species of upright to rounded, deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs found in woodland from the Himalayas to E. and S.E. Asia, and cultivated for their attractive foliage flowers, and dense clusters of fruit. They have opposite, usually pinnate leaves. Cup-shaped flowers, each with 4 or 5 usually hooded petals, are borne in terminal or axillary corymbs or panicles. Oval to pear-shaped or spherical green fruits, with 1-5 follicles, each 1- or 2-seeded, are produced in late summer or autumn. Tetradiums make handsome specimen trees for a lawn or woodland garden. In frost-prone areas, grow tender species in a cool or temperate greenhouse.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost tender.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in a seedbed in autumn. Insert root cuttings in midwinter.

pests_en: Trouble free.

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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