Micromelum integerrimum

Micromelum integerrimum

Micromelum integerrimum are several subfamilies in the citrus family, with genus Citrus classified in the Aurantioideae. Micromelum belongs to the other tribe in this subfamily, Clauseneae. It is the only genus of the subtribe Micromelinae, which are known technically as the very remote citroid fruit trees.

Uses

Fever, Ringworm, Dysentery, Arthritis.

Parts Used

Leaves, Flower.

Chemical Composition

Phytochemically, many bioactive compounds, including coumarins, polyoxygenated flavonoids, phenylpropanoic acid derivatives, quinolone alkaloids, and also carbazole alkaloids, have been reported as secondary metabolites of the Micromelum spp. including many new compounds.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Entire-Leaf Lime Berry

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Aromatic	Alternately arranged	They are usually pinnate, divided into up to 23 leaflets, except for M. diversifolium, which sometimes has undivided leaf blades.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	5-10 mm	Green, white, or yellow		Outside densely velvet-hairy. Disk is columnar, stigma head-like.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Ellipsoid to obovoid	1-1.5 x 0.6-1.2 cm		Crimson red	Fruit is of the size of a cherry, turbinate, smooth, when ripe, succulent.	{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

There are quite a number these plants at this place but all are small (say 10-12 ft high). Literature says Trichilia connaroides grows up to 10 meters.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical forest.

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External Links

• Micromelum integerrimum on web.archive.org