Atalantia monophylla
Rutaceae FAMILY

Atalantia monophylla

Atalantia monophylla

Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Indian atalantia is a small, much-branched, evergreen tree growing up to 6 metres tall. The branches are usually armed with single, stout, sharp spines up to 2cm long[ 319 Title University of California Riverside. Citrus Variety Collection Publication Author Website http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/alphabetical.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A series of fact sheets about various Citrus species and related species, plus varieties. Good photographs, some helpful information on uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild, usually for medicinal purposes[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia.
HabitatOpen country near the sea.