Rutaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Common name: Citrus Family.
A family of about 154-156 genera and 1800-2100 species, trees, shrubs, vines, and rarely herbs, cosmopolitan (but mainly tropical and subtropical). Subfamily classification follows Appelhans et al. (2021).
References: Appelhans et al. (2018); Appelhans et al. (2021); Goldman (2024a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2024); Kubitzki, Kallunki, Duretto, & Wilson In Kubitzki (2011). Show full citations.
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© Bruce A. Sorrie | Citrus trifoliata | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Poncirus trifoliata, Cochran Mill Park, Chattahoochee Hills, Fulton County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler | Citrus trifoliata source
© Paul Marcum | Phellodendron amurense source | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Zanthoxylum americanum
© Gary P. Fleming | Phellodendron amurense | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Ptelea | Original Image ⭷
© Keith Bradley | Ruta | Original Image ⭷
© Zihao Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Zihao Wang | Tetradium source | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Zanthoxylum americanum | Original Image ⭷
© Keith Bradley | Amyris
© Bruce A. Sorrie | Thamnosma texana var. texana | Original Image ⭷
© Brandon Corder | Amyris elemifera source | Original Image ⭷
© Keith Bradley | Zanthoxylum fagara | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Zanthoxylum clava-herculis | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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