| Citronella | |
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| Citronella mucronata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Aquifoliales |
| Family: | Cardiopteridaceae |
| Genus: | Citronella D.Don |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Citronella is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cardiopteridaceae described as a genus in 1832. [2] [3] It is native to tropical regions of South and Central America, insular Southeast Asia, Australia, and islands of the western Pacific. [1] The genus was formerly treated as belonging to the family Icacinaceae. [4] [5]
Few species have been cultivated. Citronella mucronata , from Chile, is remarkable for its hardiness compared to other members of this genus. It is one of the most well-known of the species and has been introduced to Europe. [6] [7]
