Sarukakemikan (English name) wild orange tree

Japanese: サルカケミカン（英語表記）wild orange tree

An evergreen climbing tree of the Rutaceae family that can reach a height of over 10 meters. It is found in tropical and subtropical regions, particularly in limestone areas. It is dioecious, with sharp downward-curving thorns on the stems and branches, and dense reddish-brown hairs at the tips of the twigs. The leathery leaves are alternate, trifoliate, and hairless. The leaflets are oblong or obovate-oblong, without petioles, 3-5 cm long, pointed at both ends, with small serrated edges, and scattered glandular dots on the underside. The axillary panicles are 5-7 cm long and bear 3-10 small yellowish-green flowers.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ミカン科のつる性の常緑樹で高さ十数mに達する。熱帯，亜熱帯地方に産し，とくに石灰岩地帯に多い。雌雄異株で茎や枝には下方に湾曲する鋭いとげがあり，小枝の先端には赤褐色の密毛がある。革質の葉は互生し，3出で毛がない。小葉は長楕円形または倒卵状長楕円形，小葉柄はなく，長さ3～5cm，両端はとがり，縁には小さい鋸歯があり，裏面には腺点を散布する。腋生（えきせい）の円錐花序は長さ5～7cm，3～10個の小さい帯黄緑色の花をつける。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

<<: Sargasso Sea - Sargasso Sea

>>: Sarugakudangi - Sarugakudangi