Micromelum
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Micromelum (from the Greek for small and apple). Rutaceae. Small spineless trees or shrubs distantly related to Citrus, of interest for breeding experiments and trial as stocks. Leaves odd-pinnate; lfts. 3-9, alternate, ovate or obtusely acuminate: infl. a many-fld. terminal cyme or corymb; fls. 4-5-parted: fr. small, like a large pea, 5-celled with 1-2 ovules in each cell. The genus ranges from Indo-China throughout India and the Malay Archipelago, and includes several species. They should be intro. into the U. S. for trial in breeding experiments.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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