Citrus japonica 'Polyandra'

Citrus japonica 'Polyandra'
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Citrus
Species:	C. japonica 'Polyandra
Binomial name
Citrus japonica 'Polyandra'
Synonyms
Fortunella polyandra

Citrus japonica 'Polyandra' is a species of Kumquat that is native to Malaysia. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant. The oval shaped fruit is edible and can be made into drinks. It cannot tolerate frost. It is kept indoor as houseplants in colder areas. It requires full sunlight.

Citrus japonica 'Polyandra'
— Fortunella polyandra

Taxonomy

Carl Peter Thunberg originally classified the kumquats as members of the citrus genus in 1784 in his book Flora Japonica. They were moved to a new genus, Fortunella, in 1915 by Walter T. Swingle in honor of Robert Fortune. In accordance with the 1994 Tokyo Code of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, the genus name reverted to Citrus. ^[1][2][3]

Notes

1. ^ International Code of Botanical Nomenclature(Tokyo Code) 1994 Ch. II, Sec. III Article 11.3 "For any taxon from family to genus inclusive, the correct name is the earliest legitimate one with the same rank"
2. ^ Nicolosi, E.; Deng, Z.N.; Gentile, A.; La Malfa, S.; Continella, G. & Tribulato, E. (2000), "Citrus phylogeny and genetic origin of important species as investigated by molecular markers", Theoretical and Applied Genetics 100 (8): 1155–66, doi:10.1007/s001220051419 
3. ^ Mabberley (Blumea 49: 481–498. 2004)

External links

• CPCP.org — Fortunella polyandra information