Oxanthera

Oxanthera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Subfamily: Aurantioideae
Genus: Oxanthera
Montrouz.

Oxanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. They are endemic to New Caledonia. They are known commonly as false oranges.[1]

Phylogenetic analysis suggests these species should be transferred to genus Citrus.[1]

Species include:[2][3]

References

  1. 1 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.
  2. GRIN Species Records of Oxanthera. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
  3. Citrus Variety Collection. University of California, Riverside.
  4. Jaffré, T. et al. 1998. Oxanthera brevipes. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 05 August 2013.


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