Burkillanthus

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]

Burkillanthus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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 malaccensis Ridl.

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]