''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 rueRUTACEAE
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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

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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.

Species

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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 ''Atalantia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, the Rutaceae.Swingle, W. T., rev. P. C. ReeceChapter 3: The Botany of ''Citrus'' and its Wild Relatives.In: ''The Citrus Industry'' vol. 1. Webber, H. J. (ed.). Berkeley: Universit ...

'' (Swingle) C.C.Huang *'' Atalantia kwangtungensis'' Merr. *'' Atalantia lauterbachii'' (Swingle) Govaerts *'' Atalantia linearis'' (Blanco) Merr. *'' Atalantia macrophylla'' (Oliv.) Kurz *''

Atalantia monophylla ''Atalantia monophylla'' is a species of plants in the family Rutaceae. They are woody climbers naturally found in tropical regions. Several species in the genus ''Atalantia monophylla'' have been used in traditional medicine, such as the Ayurve ...

'' DC. *'' Atalantia paniculata'' Warb. *''

Atalantia racemosa ''Atalantia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, the Rutaceae.Swingle, W. T., rev. P. C. ReeceChapter 3: The Botany of ''Citrus'' and its Wild Relatives.In: ''The Citrus Industry'' vol. 1. Webber, H. J. (ed.). Berkeley: Universit ...

'' 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

Ecology

Papilio polymnestor ''Papilio polymnestor'', the blue Mormon, is a large swallowtail butterfly found in south India and Sri Lanka. In India it has bee recently reported from the eastern part of India, from the State of Jharkhand. It is the "state butterfly" of the In ...

'', the blue Mormon, a large swallowtail butterfly from South India and Sri Lanka can be found near ''Atalantia''. ''

Phyllocnistis citrella ''Phyllocnistis citrella'', the citrus leafminer, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is also known as CLM in agriculture. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton from India in 1856. It was first found in Florida, United States, in 1993 ...

'', 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''.

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* * Atalantia Aurantioideae genera {{Rutaceae-stub

Taxonomy

Species

Ecology

See also

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