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Taxon: Genus Citrus L. (1753) - citrus fruits (plant)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  C. Linnaeus, 1753
Original name:  Linnaeus, C. 1753b. Sp. Pl. 2: 782.
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Types

Type of: Citrinae (Subtribe) Engl. (1874)
Type, by subsequent designation: Citrus medica L. Ref: Britton, N.L. 28 Feb 1918. Fl. Bermuda : 201. [new]

Variants

Not validly published name: Citrus (Genus) nom. inval.

Synonyms

Synonymous name: Afraurantium (Genus) A.Chev. Ref: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, ????: 18 Jun 2009.
Synonymous name: Aurantium (Genus) Mill. (1754) Ref: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, ????: 18 Jun 2009.
Synonymous name: Pleurocitrus (Genus) Tanaka, nom. inval. Ref: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, ????: 18 Jun 2009.
Including: Microcitrus (Genus) Swingle (1915) Ref: D.J. Mabberley, 2008: 544.

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: citrusgewassen Ref: R. Röber et al. (eds.), 1990

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: citrus fruits
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