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3 days ago · Citrus, genus of plants belonging to the rue family (Rutaceae), and yielding pulpy fruits covered with fairly thick skins. Economically important plants in this group include the lemon (C. ×limon), lime (C. ×aurantiifolia), sweet orange (C. ×sinensis), sour orange (C. ×aurantium), tangerine (C.
2 days ago · Rutaceae: citrus family; Salicaceae: willow family; Sapindaceae: soapberry family; Sapotaceae: sapodilla family; Simaroubaceae: quassia family; Solanaceae: nightshade family; Staphyleaceae: bladdernut family; Sterculiaceae: sterculia family; Strelitziaceae: bird-of-paradise family; Styracaceae: storax family; Surianaceae: bay cedar family ...
Apr 30, 2024 · Tangerine, (Citrus reticulata), small thin-skinned variety of orange belonging to the mandarin orange species of the family Rutaceae. Probably indigenous to Southeast Asia, tangerine culture spread westward along trade routes as far as the Mediterranean. The fruit is cultivated in the subtropical.
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Apr 30, 2024 · Advancements in sequencing technology have allowed DNA-based studies on the taxonomy and evolution of Rutaceae. Chloroplast genome studies have classified several Rutaceae genera, revealing that Cneorum, Ptaeroxylon, Spathelia, and Dictyoloma form a clade sister to other Rutaceae species.
Apr 15, 2024 · "Rutaceae" published on by null. A family of aromatic trees and shrubs which are sometimes thorny. The leaves are mostly compound, dotted with glands, aromatic when crushed, without stipules, and sometimes opposite.
Apr 30, 2024 · Sichuan pepper, Chinese spice made from the dried papery fruit husks of any of several species of prickly ash (Zanthoxylum) of the rue and citrus family (Rutaceae). The major Sichuan pepper species are Chinese pepper (Zanthoxylum simulans) and red Sichuan pepper (Z. bungeanum), with the green.
