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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack (RUTACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Mock Lime, China Box, Kemuning, Orange Jasmine, Orange Jessamine

Description

Evergreen shrub to small tree, 2.5-7 m tall. Leaves 7-15 cm long, pinnately compound with terminal leaflets, leaflets 2-5 on each side of rachis, 2-3 cm long. Flowers c. 2 cm long, white, in dense terminal clusters, fragrant. Fruits 12 mm long, ellipsoid, ripening red.

Ecology

Limestone hill areas, lowland and hill forest.

Distribution

Widely cultivated, native in SE Asia and China.

Uses

Often planted in gardens as hedges. Flowers are fragrant.