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List of Rutaceae genera

List of Rutaceae genera is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of Rutaceae genera rather than just read about it. In short: As of July 2025, Plants of the World Online (PoWO) accepted 151 genera in the family Rutaceae. The Angiosperm Phylogeny Website (APweb) also accepted about 150 genera, but with some genera accepted by PoWO not accepted and some extra genera.

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Reference excerpt

As of July 2025, Plants of the World Online (PoWO) accepted 151 genera in the family Rutaceae. The Angiosperm Phylogeny Website (APweb) also accepted about 150 genera, but with some genera accepted by PoWO not accepted and some extra genera. About 140 genera were common to the two lists. The list below is based on PoWO, with placements in APWeb shown in parentheses.

Acmadenia Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. Acradenia Kippist Acronychia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. - lemon aspen Adenandra Willd. Adiscanthus Ducke Aegle Corrêa - bael Aeglopsis Swingle Afraegle Engl. Afraurantium A.Chev. Agathosma Willd. Amyris P.Browne - West Indian sandalwood Andreadoxa Kallunki Angostura Roem. & Schult. Apocaulon R.S.Cowan Asterolasia F.Muell. Atalantia Corrêa

Balfourodendron Mello ex Oliv. Balsamocitrus Stapf Bergera J.Koenig ex L. Boenninghausenia Rchb. ex Meisn. Boronia Sm. Bosistoa F.Muell. ex Benth. - bonewoods Bottegoa Chiov. Bouchardatia Baill. Bouzetia Montrouz., synonym of Suriana in family Surianaceae Brombya F.Muell. Burkillanthus Swingle

Calodendrum Thunb. Casimiroa La Llave Cedrelopsis Baill. Chloroxylon DC. Choisya Kunth - Mexican orange Chorilaena Endl. Citropsis (Engl.) Swingle & M.Kellerm. - African orange cherry Citrus L. Clausena Burm.f. Clymenia Swingle (may be included in Citrus) Cneoridium Hook.f. Cneorum L. (formerly in Cneoraceae) Coleonema Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. - breath of heaven Comptonella Baker f. (may be included in Melicope) Conchocarpus J.C.Mikan Correa Andrews Crossosperma T.G.Hartley Crowea Sm. Cyanothamnus Lindl.

Decagonocarpus Engl. Decatropis Hook.f. Decazyx Pittier & S.F.Blake Dendrosma Pancher & Sebert, synonym of Geijera Desmotes Kallunki Dictamnus L. - burning-bush Dictyoloma A.Juss. Diphasia Pierre, synonym of Vepris Dinosperma T.G.Hartley Diosma L. Diplolaena R.Br. Drummondita Harv. Dryades Groppo, Kallunki & Pirani Dutailliopsis T.G.Hartley Dutaillyea Baill. (may be included in Melicope)

Empleurum Aiton Eriostemon Sm. Ertela Adans. Erythrochiton Nees & Mart. Esenbeckia Kunth Euchaetis Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. Euodia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Euxylophora Huber

F Fagaropsis Mildbr. – crow ash, cudgerie Feroniella Swingle Flindersia R.Br.

G Galipea Aubl. Geijera Schott - wilga, axebreakers Geleznowia Turcz. Glycosmis Corrêa

H Halfordia F.Muell. Haplophyllum A.Juss. Harrisonia R.Br. ex A.Juss. Helietta Tul. Hortia Vand.

I Ivodea Capuron

L Leionema (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson Leptothyrsa Hook.f. Limnocitrus Swingle, synonym of Pleiospermium Limonia L. Lubaria Pittier Lunasia Blanco Luvunga Buch.-Ham. ex Wight & Arn.

Maclurodendron T.G.Hartley (may be included in Acronychia) Macrostylis Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. Medicosma Hook.f. Megastigma Hook.f. Melicope J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. - corkwood, alani Merope M.Roem. Merrillia Swingle Metrodorea A.St.-Hil. Microcybe Turcz. – synonym of Phebalium Vent. Micromelum Blume Monanthocitrus Tanaka Muiriantha C.A.Gardner Murraya J.Koenig ex L. Myrtopsis Engl.

N Naringi Adans. Naudinia Planch. & Linden Nematolepis Turcz. Neobyrnesia J.A.Armstr. Neoraputia Emmerich ex Kallunki Neoschmidia T.G.Hartley

O Oricia Pierre, synonym of Vepris Oriciopsis Engl., synonym of Vepris Orixa Thunb. Oxanthera Montrouz., synonym of Citrus

Pamburus Swingle Paramignya Wight Peltostigma Walp. Pentaceras Hook.f. Perryodendron T.G.Hartley Phebalium Vent. Phellodendron Rupr. - cork-tree Philotheca Rudge Phyllosma Bolus ex Schltr. Picrella Baill. (may be included in Melicope) Pilocarpus Vahl Pitavia Molina Pitaviaster T.G.Hartley (may be included in Melicope) Platydesma H.Mann, synonym of Melicope Pleiospermium Swingle Plethadenia Urb. Polyaster Hook.f. Psilopeganum Hemsl. Ptaeroxylon Eckl. & Zeyh. - sneezewood tree Ptelea L.

Raputia Aubl. Raputiarana Emmerich Rauia Nees & Mart. Raulinoa R.S.Cowan Ravenia Vell. Raveniopsis Gleason Rhadinothamnus Paul G.Wilson – synonym of Chorilaena Endl. Ruta L. Rutaneblina Steyerm. & Luteyn

S Sarcomelicope Engl. (may be included in Melicope) Severinia Ten., synonym of Atalantia Sheilanthera I.Williams Sigmatanthus Huber ex Emmerich Skimmia Thunb. Sohnreyia K.Krause Spathelia L. Spiranthera A.St.-Hil. Stauranthus Liebm. Swinglea Merr.

Teclea Delile, synonym of Vepris Tetractomia Hook.f. Tetradium Lour. Thamnosma Torr. & Frém. Ticorea Aubl. Toddalia Juss., synonym of Zanthoxylum Toxosiphon Baill. Triphasia Lour.

V Vepris Comm. ex A.Juss.

W Wenzelia Merr.

Z Zanthoxylum L. - toothache tree Zieria Sm. (may be included in Boronia)

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