How to identify Citrofortunella mitis
Identify Citrofortunella mitis by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm fruit type: Hesperidium.
- Confirm it sits within the Rutaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Citrofortunella mitis.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Citrofortunella mitis
- Genus
- Citrofortunella
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Citrofortunella mitis itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- Hesperidiumrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Citrofortunella mitis itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Citrofortunella mitis
Citrofortunella mitis belongs to the Rutaceae family, where it grows as a tree. It is planted.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten, long used in traditional medicine and planted as an ornamental. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Citrofortunella mitis belongs to the Rutaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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