Paramignya

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Paramignya is a small genus of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae, comprising mostly tropical shrubs and climbers known for their aromatic foliage and sometimes edible fruits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
belongsToClade Rutales sensu lato
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots
Rosids
climbingMechanism sprawling or scrambling branches
containsCompoundClass alkaloids
coumarins
essential oils
distributionRegion Malesia NERFINISHED
South Asia NERFINISHED
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
southern China
family Rutaceae NERFINISHED
flowerTrait small white or pale flowers
fruitTrait often orange or reddish when ripe
fruitType berry-like
habitat forest margins
thickets
tropical forests
hasCharacteristic aromatic foliage
sometimes edible fruits
hasGrowthForm climber
shrub
hasTaxonomicAuthority Johann Baptist von Spix and contemporaries (19th-century authors)
hasUse edible fruit in some species
traditional medicine
isEvergreen often evergreen
isFloweringPlant true
isInFamilyCommonName citrus family
isMonophyletic uncertain
isWoodyPlant true
kingdom Plantae
leafTrait aromatic when crushed
nativeClimate tropical
notableSpecies Paramignya citrifolia NERFINISHED
Paramignya monophylla NERFINISHED
Paramignya scandens NERFINISHED
order Sapindales NERFINISHED
pollination insect-pollinated
relatedToGenus Citrus NERFINISHED
Clausena
Murraya NERFINISHED
subfamily Aurantioideae NERFINISHED
taxonRank genus
tribe Clauseneae NERFINISHED
usedAsRootstock occasionally for citrus relatives

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Rutaceae includesGenus Paramignya