''Monanthocitrus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of flowering plants in the
citrus
''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes. The genus ''Citrus'' is native to ...
family,
Rutaceae
The Rutaceae is a family, commonly known as the rue[RUTACEAE](_blank)
in BoDD – Botanical Der ...
. General common names for the genus include spotseed-lime and monanthocitrus.
[Swingle, W. T., rev. P. C. Reece]
Chapter 3: The Botany of ''Citrus'' and its Wild Relatives.
In: ''The Citrus Industry'' vol. 1. Webber, H. J. (ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. 1967.
It is a member of the tribe
Citreae
Citreae is one of the two tribes of the flowering plant family Rutaceae, subfamily Aurantioideae, the other being Clauseneae.
Subtribes and genera
Three sub-tribes are included:
* Triphasiinae
** '' Luvunga'' Buch.-Ham. ex Wight & Arn.
** '' ...
in the subfamily
Aurantioideae
Aurantioideae (sometimes known as Citroideae) is the subfamily within the rue and citrus family (Rutaceae) that contains the citrus. The subfamily's center of diversity is in the monsoon region of eastern Australasia, extending west through South ...
, which includes the genus ''
Citrus
''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes. The genus ''Citrus'' is native to ...
''. It is one of several genera in the subtribe Triphasiinae, which are known technically as the minor citroid fruit trees.
[Citrus Variety Collection.]
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. University of California, Riverside.
Most of the species in this small genus have limited native ranges in
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...
.
Species include:
*''
Monanthocitrus bispinosa''
*''
Monanthocitrus cornuta'' — endemic to
Irian Jaya
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,
Indonesia
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* ''
Monanthocitrus oblanceolata'' — endemic to
Sabah
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,
Malaysia
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*''
Monanthocitrus paludosa''
References
Aurantioideae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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