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Citrus

Citrus spp

Citrus · Agrumes · Agrumi · Chi Cam chanh · Citrinmedis · Citrinos · Citronnier · Citrusaugi · Citruso · Citrusoj · Citrusplaanten · Citrusvrucht · Cytrus · Cítric · Cítrico · Cítricos

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: BYAKANGELICIN, BETA-CAROTENE-5,6-EPOXIDE, CITROMALIC-ACID, TRANS-O-COUMARIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Rutaceae

Scientific name: Citrus spp

Common names: Citrus, Agrumes, Agrumi, Chi Cam chanh, Citrinmedis, Citrinos, Citronnier, Citrusaugi, Citruso, Citrusoj, Citrusplaanten, Citrusvrucht, Cytrus, Cítric, Cítrico, Cítricos

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • OrangeExpDB: an integrative gene expression database for Citrus spp. · 2024 source ↗
  • Occurrence of Phyllosticta citricarpa and Phyllosticta citriasiana in EU imported Citrus spp. and its impact on diagnostics of citrus black spot on fruits · 2025 source ↗
  • Enhancing the percentage of success of semi-micrografting to propagate Citrus spp. free of Tristeza virus and Fusarium oxysporum-related diseases · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • BYAKANGELICIN
  • BETA-CAROTENE-5,6-EPOXIDE
  • CITROMALIC-ACID
  • TRANS-O-COUMARIC-ACID
  • DIDYMIN
  • ERIODICTYOL-7-RHAMNOSIDE
  • GENTISIC-ACID
  • ISOSAKURANETIN-7-RUTINOSIDE
  • LIMONIN
  • LUTEIN
  • NARINGIN
  • NEOERIOCITRIN
  • NEOHESPERIDOSE
  • NOMILIN
  • OCTOPAMINE
  • OSTHOL
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  • PONCIRIN
  • SINESETIN
  • SYRINGIC-ACID
  • VIOLAXANTHIN
  • ZEAXANTHIN
  • HESPERIDIN
  • BERGAPTIN
  • EPSILON-CAROTENE
  • ERIODICTIN
  • HESPERETIN
  • LYCOPENE
  • NEOHESPERIDIN
  • OBACUNONE
  • PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL
  • TANGERETIN
  • ERIOCITRIN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Citrus spp
Citrus spp · The original uploader was Radomil at Polish Wikipedia.

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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