Severinia buxifolia
(Poir.) Ten.
Rutaceae
We are following the treatment given in GRIN, but the Flora of China[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
] has moved this species to Atalantia buxifolia (Poir.) Oliv.[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Atalantia bilocularis (Roxb.) Wall. ex Skeels
Atalantia buxifolia (Poir.) Oliv.
Citrus buxifolia Poir.
Limonia bilocularis Roxb.
Sclerostylis buxifolia (Poir.) Benth.
Common Name: Chinese Box Orange
Cultivated plant at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL USA
Photograph by: David Stang
General Information
Severinia buxifolia is a spiny, evergreen shrub or small tree with a dense crown; it can grow up to about 2.5 metres tall[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
The plant is esteemed for its leaves in China, where it is used to make yeast cakes[
301- Title
- Cornucopia II
- Publication
-
- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications, California.
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-2-5
- Description
- The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
]. The plant is sometimes cultivated for this purpose in China[
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - southern China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines.
Habitat
Forests and thickets near the ocean, at elevations up to 300 metres in southern China[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 2.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Certain broad-leaved forms growing near the seashore at Da Nang (Tourane) in South Vietnam (Lat. about 16° N.) have shown not only great vigour under cultivation, but also high resistance to boron and injurious saline solutes[
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.
].
Edible Uses
The leaves are used in the preparation of yeast cakes[
301- Title
- Cornucopia II
- Publication
-
- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications, California.
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-2-5
- Description
- The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
,
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The plant can be used as a rootstock for Citrus spp. It is sufficiently distantly related to be quite immune to several Citrus diseases, and is also able to grow in saline and boron-rich soils that are usually unsuitable for Citrus spp.[
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 white wood is hard[
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.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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with help from
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