Citrus

Citrus medica
Map of inferred original wild ancestral orange species ranges

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Rutaceae
Subfamilia: Aurantioideae
Tribus: Aurantieae
Subtribus: Citrinae
Genus: Citrus
Species: C. assamensis C. australasica C. australis C. cavaleriei C. garrawayae C. glauca C. gracilis C. halimii C. hystrix C. indica C. inodora C. japonica C. khasya C. latipes C. lucida C. mangshanensis C. maxima C. medica C. neocaledonica C. oxanthera C. polytrifolia C. pubinervia C. reticulata C. swinglei C. trifoliata C. undulata C. wakonai C. warburgiana C. wintersii

Natural Nothospecies: C. × aurantiifolia C. × aurantium C. × limon C. × tachibana
Artificial Nothospecies: C. × amblycarpa C. × floridana C. × georgiana C. × insitorum C. × junos C. × latifolia C. × microcarpa C. × oliveri C. × taitensis C. × virgata C. x webberi

Name

Citrus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 782. (1753)

  • Type species: Citrus medica L. (1753)

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Citreum Tournef. ex Mill., Gard. Dict., abr. ed. 4: 383. (1754), nom. superfl.
    • Limon Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4. (1754)
  • Heterotypic
    • Aurantium Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 (1754).
    • Citrophorum Neck.
    • × Citrofortunella J.W.Ingram & H.E.Moore, Baileya 19(4): 169 (1975).
    • × Citroncirus J.W.Ingram & H.E.Moore, Baileya 19(4): 171 (1975).
    • Eremocitrus Swingle, J. Agric. Res. 2: 86 (1914).
      • Citrus subg. Eremocitrus (Swingle) Burkill, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 5: 218 (1931).
    • Feroniella Swingle
    • Fortunella Swingle, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 167 (1915).
      • Citrus subg. Fortunella (Swingle) Burkill, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 5: 218 (1931).
    • Microcitrus Swingle, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 570 (1915).
    • Oxanthera Montrouz.
    • Papeda Hassk.
    • Pleurocitrus Tanaka
    • Poncirus Raf., Sylva Tell. 143 (1838).
      • Citrus subg. Microcitrus (Swingle) Burkill, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 5: 219 (1931).
      • Type species: P. trifoliata (L.) Raf.
    • Pseudaegle Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 83 (1865).
    • Sarcodactilis C.F.Gaertn., Suppl. Carp. 39, t. 185 (1805).

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Carbonell-Caballero, J., Alonso, R., Ibañez, V., Terol, J., Talon, M. & Dopazo, J. 2015. A phylogenetic analysis of 34 chloroplast genomes elucidates the relationships between wild and domestic species within the genus Citrus. Molecular Biology and Evolution 32(8): 2015-2035. DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msv082 Open access Reference page. 
  • Fuller, D., Castillo, C., Kingwell-Banham, E., Qin, L. & Weisskopf, A. 2017. Charred pomelo peel, historical linguistics and other tree crops: approaches to framing the historical context of early Citrus cultivation in East, South and Southeast Asia. Publications du Centre Jean Bérard. Open access Link
  • Mabberley, D.J. 1998. Australian Citreae with notes on other Aurantioideae (Rutaceae). Telopea 7(4): 333-344.BHL PDF Reference page. 
  • Mabberley, D.J. 2004. Citrus (Rutaceae): a review of recent advances in etymology, systematics and medical applications. Blumea-Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants 49(2-3): 481-498. DOI: 10.3767/000651904X484432 Open access Reference page. 
  • Mabberley, D.J. 2010. The species of Citrus (Rutaceae) with pinnate leaves. Blumea-Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants 55(1): 73-74. DOI: 10.3767/000651910X499222 Open access Reference page. 
  • Mabberley, D.J. 2022. A classification for edible citrus: an update, with a note on Murraya (Rutaceae). Telopea 25: 271-284. DOI: 10.7751/telopea15954 Open access PDF Reference page. 
  • Penjor, T., Yamamoto, M., Uehara, M., Ide, M., Matsumoto, N., Matsumoto, R. & Nagano, Y. 2013. Phylogenetic relationships of Citrus and its relatives based on matK gene sequences. PLoS ONE 8(4): p.e62574. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062574 Open access Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • العربية: حِمْضِيَّات
  • Boarisch: Zitruspflaunzen
  • Basa Bali: Juuk
  • català: Cítric
  • čeština: Citrus
  • dansk: Citrus
  • Deutsch: Zitruspflanzen
  • Ελληνικά: Εσπεριδοειδή
  • English: Citrus Fruits
  • Esperanto: Citruso
  • español: Citrus
  • eesti: Tsitrus
  • suomi: Sitruspuut
  • Nordfriisk: Citrusplaanten
  • français: Citrus
  • galego: Cítrico
  • עברית: הדרים
  • Bahasa Indonesia: Jeruk
  • italiano: Citrus
  • 日本語: ミカン属
  • la .lojban.: nimre
  • 한국어: 귤속
  • lietuvių: Citrinmedis
  • latviešu: Citrusaugi
  • македонски: Цитруси
  • Nederlands: Citrusvrucht
  • norsk: Sitrusfrukt
  • polski: Cytrus
  • português: Citrus
  • русский: Цитрусовые
  • slovenščina: Citrus
  • shqip: Citrus
  • српски / srpski: Цитрус
  • svenska: Citrusar
  • ไทย: ส้ม
  • українська: Цитрусові
  • Tiếng Việt: Chi Cam chanh
  • 中文: 柑橘属
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