''Citrus neocaledonica'',

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''Oxanthera neocaledonica'', the large leaf oxanthera, is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to

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Taxonomy

''Citrus neocaledonica'' was originally named as a member of the genus ''Citrus'' by André Guillaumin in 1911,Benjamin C. Stone (1985). "New and noteworthy palotropical species of Rutaceae", ''Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia'', vol. 137, pp. 213-228 but the

false orange 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, '' ...

s 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.

References

* Endemic flora of New Caledonia neocaledonica Endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Rutaceae-stub