Citrus swinglei

Citrus swinglei
Fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Species:
C. swinglei
Binomial name
Citrus swinglei
Synonyms
List
    • Atalantia polyandra Ridl. in Fl. Malay Penins. 5: 295 (1925)[3]
    • Citrus polyandra (Ridl.) Burkill in Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 5: 219 (1931), nom. illeg.[3]
    • Fortunella polyandra (Ridl.) Yu.Tanaka in Stud. Citrol. 5: 143 (1932)[2][3]
    • Fortunella swinglei Tanaka in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 75: 714 (1928)[3]

Citrus swinglei, the Malayan kumquat, is a species of kumquat; a type of citrus fruit in the genus Citrus, family Rutaceae. It was first described by Burkill ex Harms in 1931.[1][2][3][4]

Citrus swinglei, from the Malay Peninsula where it is known as the "hedge lime" (limau pagar), had type E chromosomes.[5][6] It has a thin peel on larger fruit compared to any other kumquats.[6]

Synonyms

  • Atalantia polyandra
  • Citrus polyandra
  • Fortunella polyandra
  • Fortunella swinglei

References

  1. ^ a b "Citrus swinglei". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
  2. ^ a b c "Citrus swinglei". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Citrus swinglei Burkill ex Harms". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  4. ^ "Citrus swinglei Burkill ex Harms". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  5. ^ Yasuda, Kiichi; Yahata, Masaki; Kunitake, Hisato (2015). "Phylogeny and Classification of Kumquats (Fortunella spp.) Inferred from CMA Karyotype Composition". The Horticultural Journal. 85 (2): 115–121. doi:10.2503/hortj.MI-078.
  6. ^ a b "Fortunella polyandra Malayan". U.C. Riverside Citrus Variety Collection. Retrieved June 3, 2019.