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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Genus: | Ruta |
Species: | R. chalepensis
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Ruta chalepensis | |
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Ruta chalepensis is a species of flowering plant in the Rutaceae family known by the common name fringed rue. [1] It is native to the Mediterranean and is found elsewhere as an introduced species. [2] It is a perennial herb growing up to 80 centimeters tall. The leaves are compound, each divided into several segments which are subdivided into smaller leaflets. The inflorescence is a cluster of flowers, each with four or five bright yellow petals with rolled, fringed edges. The fruit is a textured capsule which is divided into pointed lobes.
In traditional herbal medicine, the plant is used as for a number of ailments, such as fever and inflammation. [3]
R. chalepensis is the original source of the chemical compound chalepensin. [4]
R. chalepensis is an introduced species in Ethiopia where, however, it is cultivated in gardens in almost every province of the country and is used as a culinary herb. The seeds are used to flavour wats and the leaves as a condiment in coffee and tea. [5] Called Tena adam in Amharic, it is used in the Ethiopian coffee ceremony. [6] Its dried fruit are marketed as a spice in Western countries, often under the name "passion berries" since the odour is said to resemble passion fruit. [7] [8] [9]
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Ruta chalepensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Genus: | Ruta |
Species: | R. chalepensis
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Binomial name | |
Ruta chalepensis | |
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Ruta chalepensis is a species of flowering plant in the Rutaceae family known by the common name fringed rue. [1] It is native to the Mediterranean and is found elsewhere as an introduced species. [2] It is a perennial herb growing up to 80 centimeters tall. The leaves are compound, each divided into several segments which are subdivided into smaller leaflets. The inflorescence is a cluster of flowers, each with four or five bright yellow petals with rolled, fringed edges. The fruit is a textured capsule which is divided into pointed lobes.
In traditional herbal medicine, the plant is used as for a number of ailments, such as fever and inflammation. [3]
R. chalepensis is the original source of the chemical compound chalepensin. [4]
R. chalepensis is an introduced species in Ethiopia where, however, it is cultivated in gardens in almost every province of the country and is used as a culinary herb. The seeds are used to flavour wats and the leaves as a condiment in coffee and tea. [5] Called Tena adam in Amharic, it is used in the Ethiopian coffee ceremony. [6] Its dried fruit are marketed as a spice in Western countries, often under the name "passion berries" since the odour is said to resemble passion fruit. [7] [8] [9]
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)
{{
cite journal}}
: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (
link).