Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...

Rutaceae The Rutaceae is a family, commonly known as the rueRUTACEAE
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Angiosperm Phylogeny Website The Angiosperm Phylogeny Website (or APweb) is a website dedicated to research on angiosperm phylogeny and taxonomy. The site is hosted by the Missouri Botanical Garden website and maintained by researchers, Peter F. Stevens and Hilary M. Davis ...

Acronychia ''Acronychia'' is a genus of about fifty species of plants in the rue family Rutaceae. The leaves are simple or pinnate, and the flowers bisexual with four sepals, four petals and eight stamens. They have a broad distribution including in India, ...

Aegle Aegle may refer to: * Aegle (mythology), a number of characters from Greek mythology * 96 Aegle Aegle ( minor planet designation: 96 Aegle) is a carbonaceous asteroid and the namesake of the Aegle family located in the outer regions of the ast ...

Aeglopsis ''Aeglopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae. Its native range is Tropical Africa Although tropical Africa is mostly familiar to the West for its rainforests, this biogeographic realm of Africa is far more d ...

Afraegle ''Afraegle'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae. Its native range is Western and Western Central Tropical Africa. . Species: * '' Afraegle mildbraedii'' Engl. * ''Afraegle paniculata ''Afraegle'' is a genus of f ...

Agathosma ''Agathosma'' is a genus of about 140 species of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, native to the southern part of Africa. Common names include Buchu, Boegoe, Bucco, Bookoo and Diosma. '' Buchu'' formally denotes two herbal species, prized ...

Amyris ''Amyris'' is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek word αμ ('), which means "intensely scented" and refers to the strong odor of the resin. Members of the genus are commonly kno ...

Angostura Angostura may refer to: Places Mexico * Angostura, Sinaloa, a city in north-west Mexico ** Angostura Municipality, Sinaloa, a municipality in Sinaloa, Mexico * Puerto de la Angostura, Coahuila, site of the 1847 Battle of Buena Vista between Ame ...

Atalantia ''Atalantia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, the Rutaceae.Swingle, W. T., rev. P. C. ReeceChapter 3: The Botany of ''Citrus'' and its Wild Relatives.In: ''The Citrus Industry'' vol. 1. Webber, H. J. (ed.). Berkeley: Universit ...

Boronia ''Boronia'' is a genus of about 160 species of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae. Most are endemic to Australia with a few species in New Caledonia, which were previously placed in the genus ''Boronella''. They occur in all Austra ...

Bosistoa ''Bosistoa'' is a genus of four species of tree in the family Rutaceae endemic to eastern Australia. They have simple or compound leaves arranged in opposite pairs and bisexual flowers arranged in panicles, each flower with five sepals, five whi ...

Burkillanthus ''Burkillanthus'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae, containing the single species ''Burkillanthus malaccensis''. It is native to Sumatra in Indonesia. It is also native to the Malay Peninsula and Sarawak i ...

Calodendrum ''Calodendrum'' is a genus of medium-sized evergreen trees comprising two species from Africa. ''Calodendrum capense'', the Cape chestnut, is a well known tree that is widely cultivated, while ''Calodendrum eickii'' is a rare forest tree from Tan ...

Casimiroa ''Casimiroa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae. It includes about 10 species native to Mexico and Central America. The genus is named for "an Otomi Indian, Casimiro Gómez, from the town of Cardonal in Hidalgo, Mexico, who f ...

Chloroxylon ''Chloroxylon'' is a genus of trees in the family Rutaceae. The genus comprises two species, both desired for their wood as high quality tropical timber and heavily exploited. It has rough and spongy outer bark. Timber is very tough and durable. ...

Choisya ''Choisya'' is a small genus of aromatic evergreen shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as Mexican orange due to the similarity of their flowers with those of the closely related orange, both in shape an ...

Citropsis ''Citropsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. They are known generally as African cherry oranges.Swingle, W. T., rev. P. C. ReeceChapter 3: The Botany of ''Citrus'' and its Wild Relatives. In: ''The Citrus Industry' ...

Citrus ''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering plant, flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as Orange (fruit), oranges, Lemon, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and lim ...

Clausena ''Clausena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. It was first defined by the Dutch botanist Nicolaas Laurens Burman in 1768. It is distributed in Africa, southern Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

Geijera ''Geijera'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rutaceae and are native to New Guinea, Australia and New Caledonia. They have simple leaves arranged alternately, panicles of bisexual flowers usually with five, sometimes four, sepals, peta ...

Dictamnus ''Dictamnus'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, native to temperate Eurasia from Spain to China. The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted two species: *''Dictamnu ...

Dictyoloma ''Dictyoloma'' is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the family Rutaceae The Rutaceae is a family, commonly known as the rueDiphasia'' Pierre, synonym of ''

Vepris ''Vepris'' is a genus of plant in family Rutaceae. It comprises around 90 species, mainly from tropical Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands and at a lesser extent Arabia and India. Species , Plants of the World Online (PoWO) accepted ...

'' *'' Dinosperma'' T.G.Hartley *'' Diosma'' L. *'' Diplolaena'' R.Br. *'' Drummondita'' Harv. *''

Dutailliopsis ''Dutailliopsis gordonii'' is a species of flowering plants in the monotypic genus of ''Dutailliopsis'' and belongs to the family Rutaceae. Its native range is the island of New Caledonia. The genus name of ''Dutailliopsis'' is in honour of Gu ...

'' T.G.Hartley *''

Dutaillyea ''Dutaillyea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae. Its native range is the island of New Caledonia. The genus name of ''Dutaillyea'' is in honour of Gustave Dutailly Gustave Dutailly (2 August 1846, in Meuvy (Haute ...

'' Baill. (may be included in ''

Melicope ''Melicope'' is a genus of about 240 species of shrubs and trees in the family Rutaceae, occurring from the Hawaiian Islands across the Pacific Ocean to tropical Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Plants in the genus ''Melicope'' have simple or ...

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Eriostemon ''Eriostemon'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Rutaceae. It is native to eastern Australia and includes just two species, '' E. australasius'' and '' E. banksii''. ''Eriostemon australasius'', commonly known as pink wax flower, oc ...

'' Sm. *'' Ertela'' *'' Erythrochiton'' Nees & Mart. *'' Esenbeckia'' Kunth *'' Euchaetis'' Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. *'' Euodia'' J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. *'' Euxylophora'' Huber

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Fagaropsis ''Fagaropsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rue family (Rutaceae), native to Africa and Madagascar. Its inclusion in the subtribe Toddalioideae is controversial. Trees or shrubs, they are valued for their timber and used in traditional m ...

'' Mildbr. – crow ash, cudgerie *''

Flindersia ''Flindersia'' is a genus of 17 species of small to large trees in the family Rutaceae. They have simple or pinnate leaves, flowers arranged in panicles at or near the ends of branchlets and fruit that is a woody capsule containing winged seeds. ...

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*'' Galipea'' Aubl. *''

Geijera ''Geijera'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rutaceae and are native to New Guinea, Australia and New Caledonia. They have simple leaves arranged alternately, panicles of bisexual flowers usually with five, sometimes four, sepals, peta ...

'' Schott - wilga, axebreakers *'' Geleznowia'' Turcz. *''

Glycosmis ''Glycosmis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae and tribe Clauseneae.''Gly ...

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*'' Halfordia'' F.Muell. *'' Haplophyllum'' A.Juss. *''

Harrisonia ''Harrisonia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Cneoroideae of the Rutaceae (citrus family). Older taxonomic treatments have placed this genus in the Simaroubaceae. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' currently includes: ...

'' R.Br. ex A.Juss. *''

Helietta ''Helietta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as barettas, barretas, or barrettas. The generic name honors French physician Louis Théodore Hélie (1802–1867). Selected spe ...

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Hortia ''Hortia'' is a genus of plants in family Rutaceae The Rutaceae is a family, commonly known as the rue

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*'' Leionema'' (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson *'' Leptothyrsa'' Hook.f. *''

Limnocitrus ''Limnocitrus'' is a genus of plant in the family Rutaceae with one species, ''Limnocitrus littoralis''. It is native to Vietnam and Indonesia, where it is found on the island of Java in Jepara. In traditional Vietnamese medicine different parts ...

'' Swingle, synonym of ''

Pleiospermium ''Pleiospermium'' is a genus of plant in family Rutaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimat ...

'' *'' Limonia'' L. *'' Lubaria'' Pittier *'' Lunasia'' Blanco *''

Luvunga ''Luvunga'' is an Asian genus of plants in the family Rutaceae: tribe Citreae. Species The Catalogue of Life lists: * '' Luvunga angustifolia'' * '' Luvunga borneensis'' * '' Luvunga calophylla'' * ''Luvunga crassifolia'' * '' Luvunga eleutheran ...

'' Buch.-Ham. ex Wight & Arn.

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Maclurodendron ''Maclurodendron'' is a plant genus in the family Rutaceae. It was first described in 1982 by Thomas Gordon Hartley. It consists of six evergreen tree species in particular native to Vietnam, China, Peninsular Malaysia, and Borneo. They are dio ...

'' T.G.Hartley (may be included in ''

Acronychia ''Acronychia'' is a genus of about fifty species of plants in the rue family Rutaceae. The leaves are simple or pinnate, and the flowers bisexual with four sepals, four petals and eight stamens. They have a broad distribution including in India, ...

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Melicope ''Melicope'' is a genus of about 240 species of shrubs and trees in the family Rutaceae, occurring from the Hawaiian Islands across the Pacific Ocean to tropical Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Plants in the genus ''Melicope'' have simple or ...

'' J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. - corkwood, alani *'' Merope'' M.Roem. *''

Merrillia ''Merrillia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae, containing the single species ''Merrillia caloxylon''. Its English language common names include flowering merrillia, katinga, and Malay lemon. In Malaysia it ...

'' Swingle, synonym of ''

Murraya ''Murraya'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. It is distributed in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.Metrodorea'' A.St.-Hil. *'' Microcybe'' Turcz. *'' Micromelum'' Blume *''

Monanthocitrus ''Monanthocitrus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. General common names for the genus include spotseed-lime and monanthocitrus.Swingle, W. T., rev. P. C. ReeceChapter 3: The Botany of ''Citrus'' and its Wild Relativ ...

'' Tanaka *'' Muiriantha'' C.A.Gardner *''

Murraya ''Murraya'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. It is distributed in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.Myrtopsis'' Engl.

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*'' Naringi'' Adans. *'' Naudinia'' Planch. & Linden *'' Nematolepis'' Turcz. *'' Neobyrnesia'' J.A.Armstr. *'' Neoraputia'' Emmerich ex Kallunki *'' Neoschmidia'' T.G.Hartley

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*''Oricia'' Pierre, synonym of ''

Vepris ''Vepris'' is a genus of plant in family Rutaceae. It comprises around 90 species, mainly from tropical Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands and at a lesser extent Arabia and India. Species , Plants of the World Online (PoWO) accepted ...

'' *''Oriciopsis'' Engl., synonym of ''

Vepris ''Vepris'' is a genus of plant in family Rutaceae. It comprises around 90 species, mainly from tropical Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands and at a lesser extent Arabia and India. Species , Plants of the World Online (PoWO) accepted ...

'' *'' Orixa'' Thunb. *''

Oxanthera The false oranges are a group of flowering plants in the ''Citrus'' genus, within the family, Rutaceae. They are endemic to New Caledonia. Though previously viewed as members of ''Citrus'', Swingle moved the false oranges into their own genus, ' ...

'' Montrouz., synonym of ''

Citrus ''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering plant, flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as Orange (fruit), oranges, Lemon, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and lim ...

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Pamburus ''Pamburus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae. Its native range is India and Sri Lanka. Species Species: * ''Pamburus missionis'' (Wall. ex Wight) Swingle References

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'' Swingle *'' Paramignya'' Wight *'' Peltostigma'' Walp. *'' Pentaceras'' Hook.f. *''

Perryodendron ''Perryodendron'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae. The only known species is ''Perryodendron parviflorum''. The species is found in New Guinea. The genus name of ''Perryodendron'' is in honour of Lily M ...

'' T.G.Hartley *'' Phebalium'' Vent. *''

Phellodendron ''Phellodendron'', or cork-tree, is a genus of deciduous, dioecious trees in the family Rutaceae, native to east and northeast Asia. It has leathery, pinnate leaves and yellow, clumped flowers. The name refers to the thick and corky bark of so ...

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Philotheca ''Philotheca'' is a genus of about fifty species of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rutaceae. Plants in this genus are shrubs with simple leaves arranged alternately along the stems, flowers that usually have five sepals, five p ...

'' Rudge *'' Phyllosma'' Bolus ex Schltr. *'' Picrella'' Baill. (may be included in ''

Melicope ''Melicope'' is a genus of about 240 species of shrubs and trees in the family Rutaceae, occurring from the Hawaiian Islands across the Pacific Ocean to tropical Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Plants in the genus ''Melicope'' have simple or ...

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Pilocarpus ''Pilocarpus'' is a genus of about 13 species of plants belonging to the family Rutaceae, native to the Neotropics of South America. Various species are important pharmacologically as a source of the parasympathomimetic alkaloid pilocarpine ...

'' Vahl *'' Pitavia'' Molina *'' Pitaviaster'' T.G.Hartley (may be included in ''

Melicope ''Melicope'' is a genus of about 240 species of shrubs and trees in the family Rutaceae, occurring from the Hawaiian Islands across the Pacific Ocean to tropical Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Plants in the genus ''Melicope'' have simple or ...

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Melicope ''Melicope'' is a genus of about 240 species of shrubs and trees in the family Rutaceae, occurring from the Hawaiian Islands across the Pacific Ocean to tropical Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Plants in the genus ''Melicope'' have simple or ...

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Pleiospermium ''Pleiospermium'' is a genus of plant in family Rutaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimat ...

'' Swingle *'' Plethadenia'' Urb. *'' Polyaster'' Hook.f. *''

Psilopeganum ''Psilopeganum'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Rutaceae. Characteristics It is a monotypic genus, with only a single species: ''Psilopeganum sinense'' (, not to be confused with ''Ephedra/ma huang''). Distribution It is native to ...

'' Hemsl. *''

Ptaeroxylon ''Ptaeroxylon obliquum'' is the botanical name for the sneezewood tree. It is native to Southern Africa, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. It is the only species in the genus ''Ptaeroxylon''. Background ''Ptaeroxylon obliquum' ...

'' Eckl. & Zeyh. - sneezewood tree *'' Ptelea'' L.

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*'' Raputia'' Aubl. *'' Raputiarana'' Emmerich *'' Rauia'' Nees & Mart. *'' Raulinoa'' R.S.Cowan *'' Ravenia'' Vell. *'' Raveniopsis'' Gleason *'' Rhadinothamnus'' Paul G.Wilson *'' Ruta'' L. *'' Rutaneblina'' Steyerm. & Luteyn

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*'' Sarcomelicope'' Engl. (may be included in ''

Melicope ''Melicope'' is a genus of about 240 species of shrubs and trees in the family Rutaceae, occurring from the Hawaiian Islands across the Pacific Ocean to tropical Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Plants in the genus ''Melicope'' have simple or ...

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Atalantia ''Atalantia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, the Rutaceae.Swingle, W. T., rev. P. C. ReeceChapter 3: The Botany of ''Citrus'' and its Wild Relatives.In: ''The Citrus Industry'' vol. 1. Webber, H. J. (ed.). Berkeley: Universit ...

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Sheilanthera ''Sheilanthera'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae. The only known species is ''Sheilanthera pubens''. It is native to the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic. The genus name of ''Sheilanthera'' i ...

'' I.Williams *'' Sigmatanthus'' Huber ex Emmerich *''

Skimmia ''Skimmia'' is a genus of four species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the rue family Rutaceae, all native to warm temperate regions of Asia. The leaves are clustered at the ends of the shoots, simple, lanceolate, 6–21 cm long and ...

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Sohnreyia ''Sohnreyia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, native to South America (within Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela). The genus was first described by Kurt Krause in 1914. The genus name of ''Sohnreyia'' is in honour ...

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Spathelia ''Spathelia'' is a genus in the plant family Rutaceae, subfamily Cneoroideae. Species records are from central America and the Caribbean. Species ''Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published b ...

'' L. *'' Spiranthera'' A.St.-Hil. *'' Stauranthus'' Liebm. *''

Swinglea ''Swinglea'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae. It only contains a single species, ''Swinglea glutinosa''. It is native to the Philippines. The genus name of ''Swinglea'' is in honour of Walter Tennyson Sw ...

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Vepris ''Vepris'' is a genus of plant in family Rutaceae. It comprises around 90 species, mainly from tropical Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands and at a lesser extent Arabia and India. Species , Plants of the World Online (PoWO) accepted ...

'' *'' Tetractomia'' Hook.f. *''

Tetradium ''Tetradium'' is a genus of trees in the family Rutaceae, occurring in temperate to tropical east Asia. In older books, the genus was often included in the related genus '' Euodia'' (sometimes written, "''Evodia''" from latin spelling), but that ...

'' Lour. *'' Thamnosma'' Torr. & Frém. *'' Ticorea'' Aubl. *''

Toddalia ''Zanthoxylum asiaticum'' is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. Under its synonym ''Toddalia asiatica'', it was the only species in the monotypic genus ''Toddalia'', now included in ''Zanthoxylum''. It is known by the English name orange c ...

'' Juss., synonym of ''

Zanthoxylum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

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Triphasia ''Triphasia'' is a small genus of three species in the family Rutaceae, related to ''Citrus''. The genus is native to southeastern Asia and New Guinea.Germplasm Resources Information Network''Triphasia''Huxley, A, ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary ...

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Zanthoxylum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' L. - toothache tree *''

Zieria ''Zieria'' is a genus of plants in the family, Rutaceae. About sixty species have been formally described, all of which are endemic to Australia except for one species which is found in New Caledonia. They occur in all Australian states except ...

'' Sm. (may be included in ''

Boronia ''Boronia'' is a genus of about 160 species of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae. Most are endemic to Australia with a few species in New Caledonia, which were previously placed in the genus ''Boronella''. They occur in all Austra ...

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