Citronella (genus)

Not to be confused with Cymbopogon, from which citronella oil is produced.

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]

Citronella
Citronella mucronata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Aquifoliales
Family:	Cardiopteridaceae
Genus:	Citronella D.Don
Synonyms[1]
Chariessa Miq. Briquetina J.F.Macbr.

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]

Species

1. Citronella apogon - Bolivia, NW Argentina
2. Citronella costarricensis - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru
3. Citronella engleriana - Rio de Janeiro
4. Citronella gongonha - Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, NE Argentina
5. Citronella hirsuta - New Caledonia
6. Citronella incarum - Peru, Colombia, Ecuador
7. Citronella latifolia - Samar
8. Citronella lucidula - Solomon Islands
9. Citronella macrocarpa - New Caledonia
10. Citronella melliodora - Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia
11. Citronella moorei - New South Wales & Queensland
12. Citronella mucronata - Chile
13. Citronella paniculata - Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela, Misiones
14. Citronella philippinensis - Luzon
15. Citronella samoensis - Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga
16. Citronella sarmentosa - New Caledonia
17. Citronella silvatica - Colombia
18. Citronella smythii - Queensland
19. Citronella suaveolens - Indonesia, New Guinea
20. Citronella vitiensis - Fiji