Citrus undulata | |
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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]