Citronella (genus) explained

Citronella aka Andreea is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cardiopteridaceae described as a genus in 1832.^{[1] [2]} It is native to tropical regions of South and Central America, insular Southeast Asia, Australia, and islands of the western Pacific.^[3] The genus was formerly treated as belonging to the family Icacinaceae.^{[4] [5]}

Few species have been cultivated. Citronella mucronata, from Chile, is remarkable for its hardiness compared to other members of this genus. It is one of the most well-known of the species and has been introduced to Europe.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25429131#page/263/mode/1up Don, David. 1832. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 13: 243-244
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40009433 Tropicos, Citronella D.Don
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=382930 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Howard R. A. 1942d Studies of the Icacinaceae. V. A revision of the genus Citronella D. Don. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 142: 60-89
5. http://www.florachilena.cl/Niv_tax/Angiospermas/Ordenes/Icacinaceae/Citronella/citronella.htm Genus Citronella from Encyclopedia of Chilean Flora
6. Web site: Chilean plants cultivated in Spain . 2008-01-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090320001648/http://www.arrakis.es/~jmanuel/Plantaschilenas.pdf . 2009-03-20 . dead .
7. Mabberley, D. 1997. The Plant-Book. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom. 858p.