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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Paramignya canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
belongsToClade Rutales sensu lato
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots
Rosids
climbingMechanism sprawling or scrambling branches
containsCompoundClass alkaloids
coumarins
essential oils
distributionRegion Malesia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
southern China
family Rutaceae
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
Paramignya monophylla
Paramignya scandens
order Sapindales
pollination insect-pollinated
relatedToGenus Citrus
Clausena
Murraya
subfamily Aurantioideae
taxonRank genus
tribe Clauseneae
usedAsRootstock occasionally for citrus relatives

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Rutaceae includesGenus Paramignya