''Citropsis'' 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,

Rutaceae The Rutaceae () is a family (biology), family, commonly known as the rueRUTACEAE
in Bo ...

. They are known generally as African cherry oranges.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. They are native to

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.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. This genus is 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 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 is in the tribe

Citreae Citreae is one of the two tribes of the flowering plant family Rutaceae, subfamily Aurantioideae, the other being Clauseneae. Subtribes and genera Three sub-tribes are included: * Triphasiinae ** '' Luvunga'' Buch.-Ham. ex Wight & Arn. ** '' ...

and subtribe Citrinae, which are known technically as the citrus fruit trees.Citrus Variety Collection.
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. University of California, Riverside. ''Citropsis'' and the genus ''

Atalantia ''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 ...

'' are also called near-citrus fruit trees. The genus ''Citropsis'' is thought to be an ancestral group of genus ''Citrus''. Fruit-bearing intergeneric hybrids have been established between ''Citropsis gabunensis'' and '' Citrus wakonai''. Demand for the roots, supposedly an

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, may lead to the

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of the tree. Taxa include: *'' Citropsis angolensis'' – Angola cherry orange *'' Citropsis articulata'' (syn. ''C. preussii'', ''C. schweinfurthii'') – West African cherry orange *'' Citropsis daweana'' – Mozambique cherry orange *'' Citropsis gabunensis'' – Gabon cherry orange **''Citropsis gabunensis'' var. ''lacourtiana'' – Sankuru cherry orange *'' Citropsis gilletiana'' – Gillet's cherry orange *'' Citropsis latialata'' – Ikongu cherry orange *'' Citropsis le-testui'' – Le Testu's cherry orange *'' Citropsis mirabilis'' – Ivory Coast cherry orange *'' Citropsis noldeae'' *'' Citropsis tanakae'' – Sierra Leone cherry orange *'' Citropsis zenkeri'' – Zenker's cherry orange

References

External links

Sorting ''Citrus'' Relatives''Citropsis''.
The Plant List. Citropsis Aurantioideae genera Taxa named by Adolf Engler {{Rutaceae-stub