Table 1. The morphological and biochemical differences between two genera Murraya J in Taxonomic revision of Bergera J. Koenig ex L. (Rutaceae) based on the molecular phylogeny and morphology

Table 1. The morphological and biochemical differences between two genera Murraya J.Koenig ex L. and Bergera J.Koenig ex L.
CharactersMurrayaBergeraReferencesPlantstraw-colored to whitish stem, old branches and root barkdark brown stems and root barkLeafleaflets distributing with oil glandsleaflets with oil glands in and at margin of leafletsTanaka 1929;Inflorescencecymes few (–10)-flowered, larger petals 1–2 cm long, and filaments filiformcymes many-flowered, smaller petals 4–7 mm long, and filaments dilatedBut et al. 1986; Kubitzki 2011; Mou et al. 2021Fruitfruits red and ellipsoid, seeds villousfruits purplish black or red globular to ellipsoid, membranous testa glabrousPhytochemistrycoumarin, 3-prenylindole yuehchukene, 8-prenycoumarinscarbazoles, girinimbineBut et al. 1986; Kong et al. 1986; Li et al. 1988; Kinoshita 2014