Citrus undulata explained

Citrus undulata, synonym Oxanthera undulata, the wavy-leaf oxanthera, is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.[1] Oxanthera undulata is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN.[2]

Taxonomy

Originally characterized and named as Citrus undulata by André Guillaumin in 1938, this species along with the other false oranges were moved to a novel genus, Oxanthera, in the Swingle and Tanaka systems of citrus taxonomy. Phylogenetic analysis showed that Oxanthera species clustered within Citrus, which makes this species a member of that genus.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Citrus undulata Guillaumin . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021-09-10 .
  2. Jaffre . Tanguy . Bouchet . Philippe . Veillon . Jean-Marie . [No title found] . Biodiversity and Conservation . 1997 . 7 . 1 . 109–135 . 10.1023/A:1008815930865.
  3. Bayer . R.J. . etal. 2009 . A molecular phylogeny of the orange subfamily (Rutaceae: Aurantioideae) using nine cpDNA sequences.. American Journal of Botany . 96 . 3 . 668–685 . 10.3732/ajb.0800341 . 21628223. 29306927 .