Pink-fruited Lime Berry (species: Glycosmis trifoliata) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Glycosmis trifoliata
Pink-fruited Lime Berry


©Anne Hoggett: Glycosmis trifoliata at Lizard Island Research Station, in fruit 31 Jan 2018. Note pinnate leaf with three blades.

©Anne Hoggett: Glycosmis trifoliata at Lizard Island Research Station, in fruit 31 Jan 2018.

©Anne Hoggett: Glycosmis trifoliata flowers, Lizard Island, May 2019.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Rutaceae
Genus Glycosmis
Species Glycosmis trifoliata

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Distinguishing features

Leaves simple or compound with lateral veins that form loops inside the margin. White flowers with five petals and 10 stamens (five long, five short). Pink, globular fruits with thin, shiny skin.

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Distribution


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References

  • Byrnes, N.B., S.L. Everist, S.T. Reynolds, A. Specht and R.L. Specht (1977). The vegetation of Lizard Island, North Queensland, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 88: 1-15. LIRS catalog number 3.
  • De Sloover, J.R. and M. Dufrene (1999). Flora and vegetation of Turtell V, Turtell Islands Group (Queensland, Australia), Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg./ Bull. Nat. Plantentuin Belg., 67: 45-97. LIRS catalog number 577.
  • De Sloover, J.R. and A.-L. Jacquemart (2008). Nymph Island (Great Barrier Reef, Qld., Australia): Flora and vegetation of a low wooded island, Scripta Botanica Belgica, 43: 1-88. LIRS catalog number 1210.
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