PLANTS Profile for Citrus (citrus)

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PLANTS Profile

Citrus L.
citrus

Symbol:

CITRU2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rutaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Images:
Citrus L.

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Distribution:
Citrus L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, GA, LA, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Citrus L.

View 38 genera in Rutaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Citrus ×aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle (pro sp.) [medica × sp.]. .

Citrus ×aurantiifolia
key lime

Distribution of Citrus ×aurantium L. (pro sp.) [maxima × reticulata]. .

Citrus ×aurantium
sour orange

Citrus hystrix

Distribution of Citrus jambhiri Lush.. .

Citrus jambhiri
rough lemon

Citrus limetta
bitter orange

Distribution of Citrus ×limon (L.) Burm. f. (pro sp.) [medica × aurantifolia]. . Image Available.

Citrus ×limon
lemon

Distribution of Citrus ×limonia Osbeck (pro sp.) [limon × reticulata]. .

Citrus ×limonia
Mandarin lime

Citrus macroptera

Distribution of Citrus madurensis Lour.. .

Citrus madurensis
calamondin

Distribution of Citrus maxima (Burm. f.) Merr.. .

Citrus maxima
shaddock

Citrus medica
citron

Citrus nobilis
tangor

Distribution of Citrus ×paradisi Macfad. (pro sp.) [maxima × sinensis]. . Image Available.

Citrus ×paradisi
grapefruit

Distribution of Citrus reticulata Blanco. .

Citrus reticulata
tangerine

Distribution of Citrus ×sinensis (L.) Osbeck (pro sp.) [maxima × reticulata]. . Image Available.

Citrus ×sinensis
sweet orange

Distribution of Citrus tachibana (Makino) T. Tanaka. .

Citrus tachibana
tachibana orange

Distribution of Citrus ×tangelo J.W. Ingram & H.E. Moore. .

Citrus ×tangelo
tangelo

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Citrus L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Sapindales
Family	Rutaceae – Rue family
Genus	Citrus L. – citrus

More Accounts and Images:
Citrus L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28882.

Related Web Sites:
Citrus L.

Pacific Basin-Traditional Tree Initiative

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