| Citrus undulata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | C. undulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Citrus undulata | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Oxanthera undulata(Guillaumin) Swingle | |
Citrus undulata,synonymOxanthera undulata, the wavy-leaf oxanthera, is a species ofplant in the familyRutaceae. It isendemic toNew Caledonia.[1]Oxanthera undulata is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN.[2]
Originally characterized and named asCitrus undulata byAndré Guillaumin in 1938, this species along with the otherfalse oranges were moved to a novel genus,Oxanthera, in the Swingle and Tanaka systems of citrus taxonomy.Phylogenetic analysis showed thatOxanthera species clustered withinCitrus, which makes this species a member of that genus.[3]
