Rutaceae FAMILY
Citrus longispina
Citrus longispina
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—
A fairly productive plant[1]. The plant produces numerous suckers[1].
Propagation
Seed - There are very few seeds in the fruit, these are of medium size, fairly plump, more or less reticulate, polyembryonic, but of poor germinating qualities[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Citrus+longispina>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]The Philippine Agricultural Review. Vol 8 No. 1 — Manilla Bureau of Printing; Philippines · 1915 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Contains an interesting article on Citrus fruits in the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [2]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.