Monanthocitrus oblanceolata

Monanthocitrus oblanceolata is a species of flowering plant in the citrus family, Rutaceae. It is endemic to Sabah in Malaysia.[1] It was first described in 1988.[2]

Monanthocitrus oblanceolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Monanthocitrus
Species:
M. oblanceolata
Binomial name
Monanthocitrus oblanceolata
Stone & Jones

Monanthocitrus oblanceolata is a shrub or small understory tree that grows up to 5 meters tall.[1]

It grows in lowland rain forests up to 600 meters elevation, typically on slopes or ridges of low hills, and sometimes along streams or in flat areas. It is an uncommon tree, generally growing as solitary trees or in small populations.[1]

References

  1. Hoo, P.K.; Khoo, E.; Maryani, A.; Maycock, C.R.; Nilus, R.; Pereira, J.T.; Sugau, J.; Tsen, S. (2019). "Monanthocitrus oblanceolata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T37782A136326487. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T37782A136326487.en. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. Stone, B.C.; Jones, D.T. (1988). "New and Noteworthy Rutaceae: Aurantioideae from Northern Borneo. Studies in Malesian Rutaceae, V". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 140 (2): 267–274. JSTOR 4064943.


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