Citrus oxanthera facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Citrus oxanthera
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Synonyms
Atalantia aurantia Vieill. ex Guillaumin Oxanthera aurantium Tanaka Oxanthera fragrans Montrouz.

Citrus oxanthera, synonym Oxanthera aurantium, is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. Sometimes referred to commonly as the orange-flowered oxanthera, it is endemic to New Caledonia.

Taxonomy

Citrus oxanthera has historically been placed in a number of genera, including Atalantia and most recently, Oxanthera, commonly known as false oranges. Phylogenetic analysis showed that Oxanthera species clustered within Citrus, which makes this species a member of that genus, as had been suggested by Georges Beauvisage a century before.