Qilixiang, the official name of Qilixiang recorded in the Flora of China is: Qilixiang, and the other names of Qilixiang are: Qilixiang, Wanlixiang, Jiuqiuxiang, Jiushuxiang, Guoshanxiang, Golden Osmanthus, Sijiqing, Qingmuxiang, Moon orange, Shilixiang. It is a small tree or shrub of the genus Dicotyledonidae, Rutaceae, and the genus Murica.

Grows in sparse or dense forests in low hills or high-altitude mountains, and is produced in the southern parts of Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan and Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces. As well as the Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and other places.

Small tree, up to 12m high. The trunk and twigs are white gray or light yellowish gray, slightly shiny, and the current year's branches are green. The cross section is blunt triangular and the base is nearly arc-shaped. The leaves in the seedling stage are single leaves, followed by single leaflets and two leaflets. The grown leaves have 3 to 5 or even 7 leaflets; the leaflets are dark green, shiny, oval or ovate-lanceolate, 3 to 3 ~ long. -9cm, 1.5~4cm wide, the top is long and narrow, acuminate, sparsely short-pointed, the base is short-pointed, symmetrical on both sides or skewed on one side, entire edge, wavy, 4~8 lateral veins on each side; long petiole Less than 1cm.

Qilixiang can be used as a medicinal material and has no special meaning. Extended information

Qilixiang is produced in Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan and the southern parts of the four provinces of Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan, as well as in the Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and other places. Qilixiang grows in sparse or dense forests in low hills or high-altitude mountains. It is more common in limestone areas and also in granite areas. Sometimes it is a single dominant species in a small area.

Qilixiang likes a warm and humid climate, is drought tolerant, and is not cold tolerant. The optimum annual average temperature is 15~18℃, the maximum monthly average temperature is 27~29℃, the minimum monthly average temperature is 1~2℃, it can withstand the extreme minimum temperature of -7℃, and the annual rainfall is 1000~1600mm. It is advisable to choose slightly alkaline soil with sufficient sunshine, deep soil, loose and fertile soil for cultivation.

It has a beautiful tree shape, beautiful branches and leaves, evergreen all year round, the flowers are fragrant and long-lasting when blooming, the fruits are red, the flowers are white and beautiful, and the fruits are red. The warm soil in the south can be used for hedge planting. It can be planted around buildings or used as potted plants for indoor viewing.

Reference material Baidu Encyclopedia - Qilixiang (Plant of the genus Qilixiang of the Rutaceae family)