Cneorum tricoccon L.

Common Name:
Family: Rutaceae Juss.

Country of Origin:

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 laxative in effect">purgative but it is not common outside of its native western Mediterranean habitat.

Accession Data:

Accession # 199200444
Source: Univ of Bonn Bot. Garden
Provenance: 6DEC2012 - Changed spelling error on specific epithet - tricoccum > tricoccon³ - CMORSE
Accession Date: 03-24-1992
Bench: 2104 - MED:Mediterranean D
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-01-2023

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: eurosid II
Order: Sapindales
SubOrder:
Family: Rutaceae
SubFamily: Spathelioideae
Tribe:
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2023
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2005

References (internal):

References (external):

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

data regenerated on Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:00:22 -0400 [bcm v4.0]