Accession Data

Cneorum tricoccon

Family: Rutaceae

Description: Pale gray-green leaves and 3 petalled bright yellow flowers about 6mm across, followed by 3-sided, brownish red fruit that ripens to black. Multi-stemmed from ground level, it grows to 2-4 feet high and flowers in summer. Leaves and fruit are used locally as a purgative but it is not common outside of its native western Mediterranean habitat.

Accession Data

Accession #: 199200444

Accession Date: 1992-03-24 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2104

Quantity: 2

Source: Univ of Bonn Bot. Garden

Provenance: 6DEC2012 - Changed spelling error on specific epithet - tricoccum > tricoccon3 - CMORSE

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: eurosid II

Order: Sapindales

Family: Rutaceae

SubFamily: Spathelioideae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. Plants For A Future Website
  2. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
  3. PlantList.Org - accessed 6DEC2012

Images

Cneorum tricoccon