Clausena lansium (Lour.) Skeels, Bull. Bur. Pl. Industr. U.S.D.A. 168: 31 1909. (syn: Aulacia punctata Raeusch.; Clausena punctata (Retz.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson [Illegitimate]; Clausena wampi (Blanco) Oliv.; Cookia punctata Sonn.; Cookia wampi Blanco; Quinaria lansium Lour.; Sonneratia punctata (Sonn.) J.F. Gmel.);
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S. China to Indo-China: China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Laos, Vietnam as per POWO; . S-China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, S-Guizhou, Hainan, SE-Yunnan), Vietnam, Laos, Philippines (c), Taiwan (I), Java (I), trop. Africa (I), Mauritius (I), La Runion (I), Christmas Isl. (Austr. (I)), India (I), Sri Lanka (I) as per CoL; . Clausena lansium, also known as wampee (Clausena wampi),[1] is a species of strongly scented evergreen trees 3–8 m tall, in the family Rutaceae, native to southeast Asia. Clausena lansium ? (Rutaceae) from Uttarakhand: May2016_DSR_3/3 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)
This small tree was photographed in my native place in Karanprayag, Chamoli (Uttarakhand). It is a planted species here. Fruits are sour and eaten.
Based on Flora of India vol-4 by BSI it appears as Clausena lansium (Lour.) Skeels. Please suggest the correct ID. I think the id is correct This is Clausena lansium (Lour.) Skeels Thank you … for the validation. My ID was also based on your work in Flora of India which says that star shaped buds are characteristic to this species.
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