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Rutaceae The Citrus Family

The Citrus family is a valuable source of edible fruits and ornamentals. These members of the Plantae division are usually woody shrubs, trees, or hebaceous perennials. There are nearly 160 genera and 1,700 species included in this family.

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Rutaceae The Citrus Family

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  1. The Citrus family is a valuable source of edible fruits and ornamentals. These members of the Plantae division are usually woody shrubs, trees, or hebaceous perennials. There are nearly 160 genera and 1,700 species included in this family. The citrus flowers are often sweet-scented and are usually angiosperms. Citrus flowers typically have 4 or 5 petals and sepals and 8-10 stamen. The flowers usually have a single stigma with 2 to 5 united carpels. The leaves on citrus plants are usually compound and do not have stipules. Pellucid glands are oil containing cavities that are responsible for the aromatic smell of the citrus family members, which are located on the plants’ leaves. These pellucid glands were traditionally the primary characteristic for identifying the Rutaceae. RutaceaeThe Citrus Family Fruits: all citrus fruits are modified berries The economically important citrus fruits are the lemon (Citrus lemon), sour orange (Citrus aurantium), sweet orange (Citrus sinesis), lime (Citrus aurantifolia), tangerine (Citrus reticulata), grapefruit (Citrus paradisi), and the citron (Citrus medica). The fruit of Rutaceae are variable . Capsules, follicles, drupes, berries, and samaras can all occur. 1. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/514168/Rutaceae 2. http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/images/cit_med_klove.jpg 3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutaceae 4. http://rosamilagrosa.com/our_flower_house/images/lemon2_jpg.jpg 5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus 6. http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com

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