Citropsis

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Not to be confused with Cherry orange.

Citropsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Sapindales
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Aurantioideae
Tribe:
Citreae
Genus:
Citropsis

Species

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Citropsis is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. They are known generally as African cherry oranges.[1] They are native to Africa.[2]

This genus is in the subfamily Aurantioideae, which also includes genus Citrus. It is in the tribe Citreae and subtribe Citrinae, which are known technically as the citrus fruit trees.[1][3] Citropsis and the genus Atalantia are also called near-citrus fruit trees.[1] The genus Citropsis is thought to be an ancestral group of genus Citrus.[2] Fruit-bearing intergeneric hybrids have been established between Citropsis gabunensis and Citrus wakonai.[4] Demand for the roots may lead to the overexploitation of the tree.[5]

Taxa include:[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Swingle, W. T., rev. P. C. Reece. Chapter 3: The Botany of Citrus and its Wild Relatives. Archived 2013-09-01 at Archive.today In: The Citrus Industry vol. 1. Webber, H. J. (ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. 1967.
  2. ^ a b Yahata, M., et al. (2006). Production of sexual hybrid progenies for clarifying the phylogenic relationship between Citrus and Citropsis species. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 131(6), 764-69.
  3. ^ a b Citrus Variety Collection. College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. University of California, Riverside.
  4. ^ Smith, M. W., et al. (2013). First fruiting intergeneric hybrids between Citrus and Citropsis. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 138(1), 57-63.
  5. ^ Mmali, J. Uganda's 'sex tree' under threat. BBC News 25 July 2007.
  6. ^ "Citropsis schweinfurthii". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Citropsis noldeae". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 January 2018.

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