Genus Citrus L.

Synonym(s)

• Afraurantium A. Chev.
• Aurantium Mill.
• Pleurocitrus Tanaka, nom. inval.
• Papeda Hassk.

Probable synonym(s)

• Fortunella Swingle
• Poncirus Raf.

Possible synonym(s)

• ×Citrofortunella J. W. Ingram & H. E. Moore
• Clymenia Swingle
• Eremocitrus Swingle
• Feroniella Swingle
• Microcitrus Swingle
• Oxanthera Montrouz.

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2. Carbonell-Caballero, J. et al. 2015. A phylogenetic analysis of 34 chloroplast genomes elucidates the relationships between wild and domestic species within the genus Citrus. Molec. Biol. Evol. 32:2015-2035.
3. de Araujo, E. F. et al. 2003. What is Citrus? Taxonomic implications from a study of cp-DNA evolution in the tribe Citreae (Rutaceae subfamily Aurantioideae). Organisms Diversity Evol. 3:55-62. Note: not monophyletic
4. Froelicher, Y. et al. 2011. New universal mitochondrial PCR markers reveal new information on maternal citrus phylogeny. Tree Genet. Genomes 7:49-61.
5. Garcia-Lor, A. et al. 2013. A nuclear phylogenetic analysis: SNPs, indels and SSRs deliver new insights into the relationships in the 'true citrus fruit trees' group (Citrinae, Rutaceae) and the origin of cultivated species. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 111:1-19.
6. Mabberley, D. J. 2004. Citrus (Rutaceae): a review of recent advances in etymology, systematics and medical applications. Blumea 49:481-498. Note: advocates treatment in a broad sense
7. Shimizu, T. et al. 2016. Hybrid origins of Citrus varieties inferred from DNA marker analysis of nuclear and organelle genomes. PLoS One 11(11): e0166969.
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