Organisms

Citrus

A plant genus of the family RUTACEAE. They bear the familiar citrus fruits including oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and limes. There are many hybrids which makes the nomenclature confusing.

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family RUTACEAE. They bear the familiar citrus fruits including oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and limes. There are many hybrids which makes the nomenclature confusing.

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Synonyms

68 entry terms
  • Citron Tree
  • Citrus Fruit
  • Citrus aurantium
  • Citrus bergamia
  • Citrus grandis
  • Citrus hystrix
  • Citrus limon
  • Citrus maxima
  • Citrus medica
  • Citrus reticulata
  • Fruit, Citrus
  • Kaffir Lime
  • Lemon Tree
  • Orange Tree, Bitter
  • Orange Tree, Mandarin
  • Orange Tree, Seville
  • Orange Tree, Sour
  • Pomelo Tree
  • Pummelo Tree
  • Tangerine Tree
  • Bitter Orange Tree
  • Bitter Orange Trees
  • Citron Trees
  • Citrus aurantiums
  • Citrus bergamias
  • Citrus grandi
  • Citrus hystrices
  • Citrus medicas
  • Citrus reticulatas
  • Lemon Trees
  • Lime, Kaffir
  • Mandarin Orange Tree
  • Mandarin Orange Trees
  • Orange Trees, Bitter
  • Orange Trees, Mandarin
  • Orange Trees, Seville
  • Orange Trees, Sour
  • Pomelo Trees
  • Pummelo Trees
  • Seville Orange Tree
  • Seville Orange Trees
  • Sour Orange Tree
  • Sour Orange Trees
  • Tangerine Trees
  • Tree, Bitter Orange
  • Tree, Citron
  • Tree, Lemon
  • Tree, Mandarin Orange
  • Tree, Pomelo
  • Tree, Pummelo
  • Tree, Seville Orange
  • Tree, Sour Orange
  • Tree, Tangerine
  • Trees, Bitter Orange
  • Trees, Citron
  • Trees, Lemon
  • Trees, Mandarin Orange
  • Trees, Pomelo
  • Trees, Pummelo
  • Trees, Seville Orange
  • Trees, Sour Orange
  • Trees, Tangerine
  • aurantium, Citrus
  • bergamia, Citrus
  • hystrices, Citrus
  • maxima, Citrus
  • medicas, Citrus
  • reticulata, Citrus

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, economics, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

juices: coordinate with FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICES; note entry term CITRUS BERGAMIA: the common name of Bergamot is also used for MONARDA

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History Note

was Citrus Fruits 1966-1997

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Citrus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002957. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002957
  2. Citrus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus
  3. Citrus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81513