Triphasia
(from triphasios, triple; alluding to the number of sepals and petals). ORD. Rutaceae. A monotypic genus. The species is a greenhouse, evergreen, spiny shrub. Its fruits, when ripe, have an agreeable, sweet taste; they are sometimes preserved whole in syrup, and are occasionally sent to this country from Manilla as Lime berries. The plant succeeds in a compost of turfy loam and peat, and requires careful watering in winter. Propagation may be effected by cuttings, inserted in sand, under a glass, in heat. T. trifoliata (three-leaved). Lime-berry Tree of Manilla. fl. white, sweet-scented, solitary, axillary; calyx three-lobed; petals three, free, imbricated; stamens six, free, sub-equal. May to July. fr. red-bay colour, ovoid, as large as a hazel nut, by abortion one or two-celled, one or two-seeded. l. alternate, trifoliolate; leaflets ovate, obtuse, often crenate, the lateral ones smaller. h. 5ft. China (and broadly cultivated), 1798.