The Parent order is - Rutales
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Woody Family Rutaceae

Data on a chosen woody family known under an order

Common Names - Rue or Citrus FamilySynonyms -
Authority - Juss.Total Number of genera - 153
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - AngiospermTotal Number of species - 1800
Plant forms - Trees, shrubs, lianes, fewer herbs
World Distribution - Cosmopolitan, esp. tropical areas
Comments - Listed under Sapindales. Aromatic trees & shrubs, sometimes lianoid, rarely herbs. The fruit of Rutaceae are very variable: berries, drupes, hesperidiums, samara, capsules and follicles all occur. The family is of great economic importance under tropical climates for its numerous edible fruits of the Citrus genus


Woody Genera of Rutaceae

Each link leads to more information on the chosen botanical families

1 - Achuaria.
2 - Acradenia.
3 - Acronychia.
4 - Adiscanthus.
5 - Aegle.
6 - Afraegle.
7 - Amyris.
8 - Araliopsis = Vepris.
9 - Atalantia.
10 - Balfourodendron.
11 - Balsamocitrus.
12 - Bauerella.
13 - Boronia.
14 - Bouchardatia.
15 - Calodendron.
16 - Casimiroa.
17 - Choisya.
18 - Citrofortunella.
19 - Citropsis.
20 - Citrus.
21 - Clausena.
22 - Clausenopsis.
23 - Decagonocarpus.
24 - Dictyoloma.
25 - Eremocitrus.
26 - Eriostemon.
27 - Erythrochiton.
28 - Esenbeckia.
29 - Euodia/Evodia.
30 - Euxylophora.
31 - Fagaropsis.
32 - Feronia.
33 - Flindersia.
34 - Geijera.
35 - Halfordia.
36 - Helietta.
37 - Hortia.
38 - Limonia.
39 - Lubaria.
40 - Melicope.
41 - Micromelum.
42 - Myllanthus.
43 - Pamburus.
44 - Phebalium.
45 - Phellodendron.
46 - Poncirus.
47 - Ptelea.
48 - Raputia.
49 - Raveniopsis.
50 - Skimmia.
51 - Teclea.
52 - Tetradium.
53 - Xanthocercis.
54 - Xanthoxylum.
55 - Zanthoxylum.



End of Listing Woody Families of Rutaceae