Swinglea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae.[2] It only contains a single species, Swinglea glutinosa.[2]

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Swinglea
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In Flamingo Tropical Garden in Davie, Florida, US
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Subfamily: Aurantioideae
Genus: Swinglea
Merr.
Species:
S. glutinosa
Binomial name
Swinglea glutinosa
(Blanco) Merr.
Synonyms[1]
  • Aegle glutinosa (Blanco) Merr.
  • Belou glutinosa (Blanco) Skeels
  • Chaetospermum glutinosum (Blanco) Swingle
  • Limonia glutinosa Blanco
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It is native to the Philippines.[2]

The genus name of Swinglea is in honour of Walter Tennyson Swingle (1871–1952), an American agricultural botanist who contributed greatly to the classification and taxonomy of citrus.[3] The genus has one known synonym of Chaetospermum (M.Roem.) Swingle.[2] The Latin specific epithet of glutinosa is derived from gluten meaning glue.[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in J. Arnold Arbor. Vol.8 on page 131 in 1927.[2][1]

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