Citrus oxanthera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Species:
C. oxanthera
Binomial name
Citrus oxanthera
Synonyms[1]
  • Atalantia aurantia Vieill. ex Guillaumin
  • Oxanthera aurantium Tanaka
  • Oxanthera fragrans Montrouz.

Citrus oxanthera, synonym Oxanthera aurantium, is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. Sometimes referred to commonly as the orange-flowered oxanthera, it is endemic to New Caledonia.[1]

Taxonomy

Citrus oxanthera has historically been placed in a number of genera, including Atalantia and most recently, Oxanthera, commonly known as false oranges. Phylogenetic analysis showed that Oxanthera species clustered within Citrus, which makes this species a member of that genus,[2] as had been suggested by Georges Beauvisage a century before.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Citrus oxanthera Beauvis.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  2. ^ Bayer, R.J.; et al. (2009). "A molecular phylogeny of the orange subfamily (Rutaceae: Aurantioideae) using nine cpDNA sequences". American Journal of Botany. 96 (3): 668–685. doi:10.3732/ajb.0800341. PMID 21628223.
  3. ^ Georges Beauvisage, Genera Montrouzierana plantarum novoe caledonioe, Paris, 1901, p. 14


Categories