Citrus oxanthera explained

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

• Jaffré. T. 1998 . Oxanthera aurantium . 1998 . e.T35302A9923779 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35302A9923779.en . 16 November 2021.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Citrus oxanthera Beauvis. . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021-09-10 .
2. 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.
3. Georges Beauvisage, Genera Montrouzierana plantarum novoe caledonioe, Paris, 1901, p. 14