Atalantia | |
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Atalantia monophylla | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Subfamily: | Aurantioideae |
Genus: |
Atalantia Corrêa, nom. cons. [1] |
Type species | |
Atalantia monophylla DC.
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Species | |
Atalantia is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, the Rutaceae. [2] [3]
The genus is placed in the subfamily Aurantioideae, which also includes the genus Citrus. [4] It has been placed in the tribe Aurantieae and subtribe Citrinae, which are known as the citrus fruit trees. [2] [5] Atalantia and the genus Citropsis are also called near-citrus fruit trees. [2]
As of September 2021 [update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
Papilio polymnestor, the blue Mormon, a large swallowtail butterfly from South India and Sri Lanka can be found near Atalantia. Phyllocnistis citrella, the citrus leafminer, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae whose larvae are considered a serious agricultural pest on citrus species, such as Atalantia. Macaldenia palumba is a moth of the family Noctuidae whose larvae feed on Atalantia.
Atalantia | |
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Atalantia monophylla | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Subfamily: | Aurantioideae |
Genus: |
Atalantia Corrêa, nom. cons. [1] |
Type species | |
Atalantia monophylla DC.
| |
Species | |
Atalantia is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, the Rutaceae. [2] [3]
The genus is placed in the subfamily Aurantioideae, which also includes the genus Citrus. [4] It has been placed in the tribe Aurantieae and subtribe Citrinae, which are known as the citrus fruit trees. [2] [5] Atalantia and the genus Citropsis are also called near-citrus fruit trees. [2]
As of September 2021 [update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
Papilio polymnestor, the blue Mormon, a large swallowtail butterfly from South India and Sri Lanka can be found near Atalantia. Phyllocnistis citrella, the citrus leafminer, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae whose larvae are considered a serious agricultural pest on citrus species, such as Atalantia. Macaldenia palumba is a moth of the family Noctuidae whose larvae feed on Atalantia.