Micromelum

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Micromelum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

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. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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