Limnocitrus

Limnocitrus is a genus of plant in the family Rutaceae with one species, Limnocitrus littoralis.[4] It is native to Vietnam and Indonesia,[3] where it is found on the island of Java in Jepara. In traditional Vietnamese medicine different parts of the plant have been used as an expectorant, antitussive product, for exudation, and the treatment of colds and fevers.

Limnocitrus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Subfamily: Aurantioideae
Genus: Limnocitrus
Swingle[2]
Species:
L. littoralis
Binomial name
Limnocitrus littoralis
(Miq.) Swingle[3]
Synonyms[3]
  • Atalantia littoralis (Miq.) Guillaumin
  • Limonia littoralis (Miq.) Backer
  • Paramignya littoralis Miq.
  • Pleiospermium littorale (Miq.) Tanaka

It is an endangered species threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy

Limnocitrus is accepted as a separate genus in the subfamily Aurantioideae in a 2021 classification of the family Rutaceae, although it was not included in the molecular phylogenetic analysis.[5] Other sources place it in the genus Pleiospermium,[2] with Limnocitrus littoralis treated as Pleiospermium littorale.[3]

References
  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Limnocitrus littoralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T37412A10051534. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37412A10051534.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Limnocitrus Swingle". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  3. "Limnocitrus littoralis (Miq.) Swingle". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  4. "Species of Limnocitrus". GRIN-Global. USDA. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  5. Appelhans, Marc S.; Bayly, Michael J.; Heslewood, Margaret M.; Groppo, Milton; Verboom, G. Anthony; Forster, Paul I.; Kallunki, Jacquelyn A. & Duretto, Marco F. (2021). "A new subfamily classification of the Citrus family (Rutaceae) based on six nuclear and plastid markers". Taxon. doi:10.1002/tax.12543. hdl:11343/288824.
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