Common Name: Talamisan

General Information

Citrus longispina is a small, very thorny, evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to about 5 metres tall539].
The fruit is popular in the Philippines, where it is sometimes cultivated, though it remains rare[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - Philippines.

Habitat

Not known in the wild - probably a result of cultivation.

Properties

Edibility Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	5.00 m
Cultivation Status	Cultivated

Cultivation Details

A fairly productive plant[].
The plant produces numerous suckers[].

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[]. The pulp is very juicy, mildly acid, with a tinge of orange yellow, aromatic and pleasantly flavoured. It is sometimes used as a breakfast fruit and also to make drinks[]. The thin-skinned fruit is about 6cm in diameter. The fruit is a poor keeper[].

Medicinal

None known

Agroforestry Uses:

The dense growth of the plant, combined with the numerous suckers and the formidable spines, would make this plant a good live fence[].

Other Uses

None known

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[].

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