Table 1.
Morphological parameters and taxonomic positions of M. koenigii, M. minutum, and C. indica.
| Morphological parameters | M. koenigii | M. minutum | C. indica |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tree | Shrub or tree 6 m in height and 15–40 cm in diameter of the trunk | Shrub to small tree to 9 m high | Shrub to small tree |
| Bark | Grey color bark with longitudinal striations and white bark is present beneath it | Grayish brown bark | Grayish bark with scattered round glands to 0.35 mm diameter |
| Leaf | Leaves are bipinnately compound, 15–30 cm long, bearing 11–25 leaflets alternate on rachis, irregular margins | Leaves are pinnate with 7–15 leaflets. Each leaflet is 2–10 cm long, 1–6 cm broad | Compound, exstipulate, imparipinnate, large, 1–30 cm long; leaflets 7–13, shortly stalked, 3.7–8 cm long, unequal at base |
| Flowers | Bisexual, white, sweetly scented, stalked funnel-shaped, complete, diameter 1.12 cm terminal cymes each bearing 60–90 flowers | Petals are valvate. Cotyledons crumpled; style as long as ovary and white flowers in mostly flat-topped corymbose cymes | Inflorescence racemose –paniculate with greenish-white flowers, 6–8 mm long. Style shorter than the ovary |
| Fruits | Ovoid to subglobose, wrinkled, or rough with glands; 2.5 cm long and 0.3 cm in diameter purplish-black color when ripen; biseeded | Young fruits green, ellipsoid, and oblong, scented. A ripe fruit grows up to 5–9 mm long and appears in yellow, orange, and red color according to maturity | Globular berry, pink, or cream-colored, 1-2 cm long, gland-dotted |
| Seeds | Spinach green color, 11 mm long, 8 mm in diameter and weighs up to 445 mg [16] | Seeds with green and crumpled cotyledons | Solitary, green color |
| Taxonomy | Kingdom Plantae | Kingdom Plantae | Kingdom Plantae |
| Subkingdom Tracheobionta | Subkingdom Tracheobionta | Subkingdom Tracheobionta | |
| Superdivision Spermatophyta | Superdivision- Spermatophyta | Superdivision Spermatophyta | |
| Division Magnoliophyta | Division Magnoliophyta | Division Magnoliophyta | |
| Class Magnoliopsida | Class Magnoliopsida | Class Magnoliopsida | |
| Subclass Rosidae | Subclass Rosidae | Subclass Rosidae | |
| Order Sapindales | Order Sapindales | Order Sapindales | |
| Family Rutaceae | Family Rutaceae | Family Rutaceae | |
| Genus Murraya | Genus Micromelum | Genus Clausena | |
| Species Murraya koenigii L. Spreng [17]. | Species Micromelum minutum [18] | Species Clausena indica [19] |