| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Rutaceae |
| Synonym | Limonia alata ex. Wight & Arn. |
| Local Name | Koortham |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Glabrous trees, armed with single axillary spines; bark grey, lenticellate. Leaves trifoliate, alternate, estipulate; rachis 10-39 mm, glabrous, winged, articulated; petiolule upto 2 mm; leaflets 2.5-6.5 x 1-3 cm, obovate or oblanceolate, base attenuate, apex broadly round and emarginate, margin entire, glabrous, punctate, coriaceous; lateral nerves 3-8 pairs, pinnate, archingly joined towards the margin, flowers small, bisexual, white, in axillary panicles; fruit a berry, subglobose, like a small orange, pericarp rough, glandular pulp mucilaginous, aromatic; 1-2 seeded, seeds ovoid. |