Description

Poncirus trifoliata (Trifoliate orange, 2n = 2x = 18) is a close relative of Citrus species, both belonging to the Rutaceae family. Native to China, P. trifoliata has become naturalized in other regions of Asia, USA, Australia and Europe. P. trifoliata has considerable medicinal values, with anti‐inflammatory, anti‐tumor and anti‐anaphylactic activities.

Scientific classitication

Family: Rutaceae

Genus: Poncirus

Common Name

Trifoliate orange

Reference

Peng, Z., Bredeson, J.V., Wu, G.A., Shu, S., Rawat, N., Du, D., Parajuli, S., Yu, Q., You, Q., Rokhsar, D.S., Gmitter, F.G., Jr and Deng, Z. (2020), A chromosome‐scale reference genome of trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata) provides insights into disease resistance, cold tolerance and genome evolution in Citrus. Plant J, 104: 1215-1232. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14993