Citrus undulata, synonym Oxanthera undulata, the wavy-leaf oxanthera, is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.[1] Oxanthera undulata is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN.[2]

Citrus undulata
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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

Taxonomy

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Originally characterized and named as Citrus undulata by André Guillaumin in 1938, this species along with the other false oranges were moved to a novel genus, Oxanthera, in the Swingle and Tanaka systems of citrus taxonomy. Phylogenetic analysis showed that Oxanthera species clustered within Citrus, which makes this species a member of that genus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Citrus undulata Guillaumin". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  2. ^ Jaffre, Tanguy; Bouchet, Philippe; Veillon, Jean-Marie (1997). "[No title found]". Biodiversity and Conservation. 7 (1): 109–135. doi:10.1023/A:1008815930865.
  3. ^ Bayer, R.J.; et al. (2009). "A molecular phylogeny of the orange subfamily (Rutaceae: Aurantioideae) using nine cpDNA sequences". American Journal of Botany. 96 (3): 668–685. doi:10.3732/ajb.0800341. PMID 21628223. S2CID 29306927.