Citronella

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Aquifoliales

Familia: Cardiopteridaceae
Genus: Citronella
Species: C. apogon – C. costaricensis – C. engleriana – C. gongonha – C. incarum – C. latifolia – C. lucidula – C. macrocarpa – C. melliodora – C. moorei – C. mucronata – C. paniculata – C. philippinensis – C. samoensis – C. sarmentosa – C. silvatica – C. smythii – C. suaveolens – C. vitiensis
Name

Citronella D.Don, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 13: 234 (1832)

Type species: Citronella mucronata (Ruiz & Pav.) D. Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 13: 243 (1832)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Villaresia Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. 3: 9 (1802), nom. illeg.
Chariessa Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 794 (1856)
Briquetina J.F.Macbr., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 26 (1931)

References

Don, D. 1832. On the characters and affinities of certain genera, chiefly belonging to the Flora Peruviana. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 13: 233–244. BHL Reference page. : 13: 234.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Citronella in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Mar. 8. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2015. Citronella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Mar. 2015.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Citronella in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
Utteridge, T.M.A. & Schori, M. 2011. Updating Malesian Icacinaceae. Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 63: 105–118. PDF Reference page.

Citronella aka Andreea is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cardiopteridaceae described as a genus in 1832.[2][3] It is native to tropical regions of South and Central America, insular Southeast Asia, Australia, and islands of the western Pacific.[1] The genus was formerly treated as belonging to the family Icacinaceae.[4][5]

Few species have been cultivated. Citronella mucronata, from Chile, is remarkable for its hardiness compared to other members of this genus. It is one of the most well-known of the species and has been introduced to Europe.[6][7]
Species

Citronella apogon - Bolivia, NW Argentina
Citronella costarricensis - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru
Citronella engleriana - Rio de Janeiro
Citronella gongonha - Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, NE Argentina
Citronella hirsuta - New Caledonia
Citronella incarum - Peru, Colombia, Ecuador
Citronella latifolia - Samar
Citronella lucidula - Solomon Islands
Citronella macrocarpa - New Caledonia
Citronella melliodora - Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia
Citronella moorei - New South Wales & Queensland
Citronella mucronata - Chile
Citronella paniculata - Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela, Misiones
Citronella philippinensis - Luzon
Citronella samoensis - Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga
Citronella sarmentosa - New Caledonia
Citronella silvatica - Colombia
Citronella smythii - Queensland
Citronella suaveolens - Indonesia, New Guinea
Citronella vitiensis - Fiji

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Don, David. 1832. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 13: 243-244 description in Latin, commentary in English
Tropicos, Citronella D.Don
Howard R. A. 1942d Studies of the Icacinaceae. V. A revision of the genus Citronella D. Don. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 142: 60-89
Genus Citronella from Encyclopedia of Chilean Flora
"Chilean plants cultivated in Spain" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
Mabberley, D. 1997. The Plant-Book. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom. 858p.