Merrillia

Merrillia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Subfamily: Aurantioideae
Genus: Merrillia
Swingle
Species:
M. caloxylon
Binomial name
Merrillia caloxylon
(Ridl.) Swingle
Synonyms[2]
  • Murraya caloxylon Ridl.

Merrillia is a monotypic genus[1] of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae, containing the single species Merrillia caloxylon. Its English language common names include flowering merrillia, katinga, and Malay lemon. In Malaysia it is called ketenggah and kemuning gajah.[3] The species is native to Malaysia, Thailand, and Sumatra in Indonesia.[2]

This species is a member of the Rutaceae subfamily Aurantioideae, which includes the genus Citrus.[4] It has been placed as the only genus and species in the subtribe Merrilliinae, which are known technically as the large-fruited remote citroid fruit trees.[5] The genus is sunk into Murraya by some sources,[6] but accepted in a 2021 classification of the Rutaceae.[4]

  1. ^ a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Merrillia caloxylon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32108A9679768. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32108A9679768.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Merrillia caloxylon". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ Lim, T. K. (2012). Merrillia caloxylon. In: Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer Netherlands. 890-92.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference AppeBaylHeslGrop21 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Citrus Variety Collection. University of California, Riverside.
  6. ^ "Merrillia Swingle", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-09-23[dead link]