Rutaceae
Hardy orange
Citrus trifoliata
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Genus
- Citrus
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Common names
By language (33)
- Arabic
- برتقال, برتقال ثلاثي الأوراق, ثلاثي الأوراق
- Armenian
- Պոնցիրուս եռատերև
- arz
- بونكيروس تريفولاتا
- Azerbaijani
- Üçyarpaq ponsirus
- Cantonese
- 三葉橙
- Catalan
- Taronger trifoliat
- Chinese
- 枳, 枳殼, 枸橘, 枳壳, 臭杞, 臭橘, 铁篱寨, 雀不站
- Croatian
- Japanska gorka naranča
- Czech
- Citronečník trojlistý, Citronečník, Trifoliáta
- Danish
- Dværgcitron, Bitterorange
- Dutch
- Chinese bittere sinaasappel, Driebladige citroen, Wilde citroen
- English
- Hardy orange
- French
- Citronnier épineux, Citronnier epineux
- frr
- Triibleedrag Aapelsiin
- Georgian
- Ტრიფოლიატა
- German
- Dreiblättrige Orange, Bitterzitrone, Dreiblättrige Bitterorange
- Hungarian
- Vadcitrom, Télálló citrom
- Italian
- Arancio Trifogliato
- Japanese
- カラタチ
- Korean
- 탱자나무, 탱자, 탱자나무속
- lzh
- 枳
- Malagasy
- Poncirus
- Persian
- نارنج سه برگ, پرتقال سهبرگی
- Polish
- Poncyria trójlistkowa, Pomarańcza trójlistkowa
- Portuguese
- Poncirus
- Russian
- Понцирус, Понцирус трехлисточковый, Понцирус трёхлисточковый, Трифолиата
- Serbian
- Poncirus, Понцирус
- Slovak
- Citrónovníkovec trojlistý, Citrónovník trojlistý, Citrónovníkovec, Trifoliáta
- Slovenian
- Poncirus, Trilistni citronovec, Brnika, Trilistni divji citronovec, Trilistni limonovec, Trilistni oranževec
- Spanish
- Limonia trichocarpa, Naranja espinosa, Naranja trifolia, Naranjo espinoso, Naranjo trifoliado, Naranjo trifolio
- Swedish
- Citrontörne
- Ukrainian
- Понцирус, Трифоліата
- Vietnamese
- Chỉ, Cam ba lá
Synonyms
- Aegle sepiaria DC.
- Bilacus trifoliata Kuntze
- Citrus trifolia Thunb.
- Citrus trifoliata subf. monstrosa (T.Itô) M.Hiroe
- Citrus trifoliata var. monstrosa T.Itô
- Citrus triptera Desf.
- Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf.
- Poncirus trifoliata var. monstrosa (T.Itô) Swingle
- Pseudaegle sepiaria Miq.
- Pseudaegle trifoliata Makino
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 496 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Mike Duran, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kim, Hyun-tae, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: David Hebert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Allen Browne, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Environmentalista, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: casey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.