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Accession Data:

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 01-21-2025

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:
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References (internal):

References (external):

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

data regenerated on Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:03:19 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Subfamily Rutoideae
Tribe Ruteae

  • Ruta graveolens

Subfamily Spathelioideae

  • Cneorum tricoccon
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Subfamily Toddalioideae

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W/C = Wild Collected
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= accession added within past 90 days
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