Murraya

Murraya
Murraya paniculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Subfamily: Aurantioideae
Genus: Murraya
J.Koenig ex L.[1]
Species

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Synonyms[1]

Murraya (/ˈmʌriə/)[2] is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. It is distributed in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.[3] The center of diversity is in southern China and Southeast Asia.[4] When broadly circumscribed, the genus has about 17 species. A narrower circumscription contains only eight species, others being placed in Bergera and Merrillia.

  1. ^ a b "Murraya". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Murraya". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  3. ^ Murraya. Flora of China.
  4. ^ But, P. P., et al. (1986). A chemotaxonomic study of Murraya (Rutaceae) in China. Acta Phytotax. Sin 24(3), 186-92.