False lime , Suregada multiflora. Merlimau from the family Euphorbiaceae

False lime (Suregada multiflora), locally known as Merlimau, is an evergreen, tree from the family Euphorbiaceae, native to South China, India and peninsular Malaysia.

🌲 The tree has an irregular or conical crown with branches starting at quite a low height.

🌿 🍂The alternately arranged, oval leaves have leathery leaf blades with smooth margins, and turn orange before they drop.

💮Small creamish-white flowers are produced in leaf opposed clusters. They are either male or female (dioecious). 

🍊The fruit is a trilobed capsule (2-2.5 cm) that turns orangish when ripe. Each fruit contains 3 black seeds each covered by a segment of white succulent flesh. It looks like a small lime hence the common name.

⚕️The plant secretes phytochemicals that are antiinflammatory and potentially useful in the treatment of HIV and breast cancer.

References:

https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/3/1/3149

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