Acronychia laevis (Acronychia laevis)
Description
It grows as a bush or small tree up to metres in height. It features attractive leaves, flowers, and pink fruit. The cylindrical trunk has fawn, fairly smooth bark. With some vertical lines and wrinkles. Small branches show leaf scars. Leaves are opposite on the stem, with only one leaflet. Leaf edges without serrations. Round, ovate, or obovate. Often blunt or rounded at the tip. cm long, 1 to cm wide. Shiny on both sides. Oil dots may be seen under a lens with a bright light. The white or cream flowers appear on cymes from November to February. Or as late as July. The fruit is a dark pink drupe, 6 to 8 mm wide. Inside are reddish brown seeds, mm long. Fruit matures from June to October. Germination is likely if the seeds are liberated from the pink fruit, then soaked.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Sapindales
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Family: Rutaceae
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Genus: Acronychia
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