Burkillanthus

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Burkillanthus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Subfamily: Aurantioideae
Genus: Burkillanthus
Swingle [2]
Species:
B. malaccensis
Binomial name
Burkillanthus malaccensis
(Ridl.) Swingle [2]
Synonyms [2]
  • Citrus malaccensisRidl.

Burkillanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae, containing the single species Burkillanthus malaccensis. [1] It is native to Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula and Borneo. [1] Its common name is Malay ghostlime. [3]

This species is part of the same subfamily (Aurantioideae), tribe (Citreae), and subtribe (Citrinae), as genus Citrus , and as such, it is known technically as a citrus fruit tree. [3] It grows on river banks and on ridges in primary and secondary forests. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2023). "Burkillanthus malaccensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T32106A215235026. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T32106A215235026.en .
  2. 1 2 3 "Burkillanthus". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 Citrus Variety Collection. University of California, Riverside.


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