Citrus oxanthera

Citrus oxanthera, synonym Oxanthera aurantium, is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. Sometimes referred to commonly as the orange-flowered oxanthera, it is endemic to New Caledonia.^[1]

Citrus oxanthera
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Citrus
Species:	C. oxanthera
Binomial name
Citrus oxanthera Beauvis.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Atalantia aurantia Vieill. ex Guillaumin Oxanthera aurantium Tanaka Oxanthera fragrans Montrouz.

Taxonomy

Citrus oxanthera has historically been placed in a number of genera, including Atalantia and most recently, Oxanthera, commonly known as false oranges. Phylogenetic analysis showed that Oxanthera species clustered within Citrus, which makes this species a member of that genus,^[2] as had been suggested by Georges Beauvisage a century before.^[3]