''Atalantia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the citrus family, the
Rutaceae
The Rutaceae () is a family (biology), family, commonly known as the rue[RUTACEAE](_blank)
in Bo ...
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[Swingle, W. T., rev. P. C. Reece]
Chapter 3: The Botany of ''Citrus'' and its Wild Relatives.
In: ''The Citrus Industry'' vol. 1. Webber, H. J. (ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. 1967.[Yahata, M., et al. (2006)]
Production of sexual hybrid progenies for clarifying the phylogenic relationship between ''Citrus'' and ''Citropsis'' species. ''Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science'' 131(6), 764-69.
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Taxonomy
The genus is placed in the subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
Aurantioideae
Aurantioideae (sometimes known as Citroideae) is the subfamily within the rue and citrus family (biology), family (Rutaceae) that contains the citrus. The subfamily's center of diversity is in the monsoon region of eastern Australasia, extending ...
, which also includes the genus ''Citrus
''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes.
''Citrus'' is nativ ...
''.[ It has been placed in the tribe Aurantieae and subtribe Citrinae, which are known as the citrus fruit trees.][Citrus Variety Collection.]
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. University of California, Riverside. ''Atalantia'' and the genus '' Citropsis'' are also called near-citrus fruit trees.[
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Species
, Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
accepted the following species:[
*'' Atalantia acuminata'' C.C.Huang
*'' Atalantia buxifolia'' (Poir.) Oliv. ex Benth.
*'' Atalantia ceylanica'' (Arn.) Oliv.
*'' Atalantia citroides'' Pierre ex Guillaumin
*'' Atalantia dasycarpa'' C.C.Huang
*'' Atalantia fongkaica'' C.C.Huang
*'' Atalantia guillauminii'' Swingle
*'' Atalantia henryi'' (Swingle) C.C.Huang
*'' Atalantia kwangtungensis'' Merr.
*'' Atalantia lauterbachii'' (Swingle) Govaerts
*'' Atalantia linearis'' (Blanco) Merr.
*'' Atalantia macrophylla'' (Oliv.) Kurz
*'' Atalantia monophylla'' DC.
*'' Atalantia paniculata'' Warb.
*'' Atalantia racemosa'' Wight ex Hook.
*'' Atalantia retusa'' Merr.
*'' Atalantia rotundifolia'' (Thwaites) Yu.Tanaka
*'' Atalantia roxburghiana'' Hook.f.
*'' Atalantia sessiliflora'' Guillaumin
*'' Atalantia simplicifolia'' (Roxb.) Engl.
*'' Atalantia wightii'' Yu.Tanaka
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Ecology
'' Papilio polymnestor'', the blue Mormon, a large swallowtail butterfly from South India and Sri Lanka can be found near ''Atalantia''. '' Phyllocnistis citrella'', the citrus leafminer, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae whose larvae are considered a serious agricultural pest on citrus species, such as ''Atalantia''. '' Macaldenia palumba'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae whose larvae feed on ''Atalantia''.
See also
* List of Rutaceae genera''
References
External links
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Atalantia
Aurantioideae genera
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