What is the scientific name of citrus fruit?

scientific name of "citrus"

What is the scientific name of citrus fruit?
Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae





Kingdom: Plantae





Division: Magnoliophyta





Class: Magnoliopsida





Subclass: Rosidae





Order: Sapindales





Family: Rutaceae





Genus: Citrus





Species


Citrus aurantifolia鈥擪ey lime


Citrus maxima鈥擯omelo


Citrus medica鈥擟itron


Citrus reticulata鈥擬andarin %26amp; Tangerine
Reply:kingdom plantae, Class: Magnoliopsidaantae,Division: Magnoliophyta,Subclass: Rosidae,Order: Sapindales,Family: Rutaceae,Genus: Citrus.A large number of citrus fruits are found throughout the world.The common ones include C.lemon,C.medica,C.aurentifolia etc.the plants are good source of vitamin C and commonly used for cure of scurvey disease.
Reply:Citrus fruit include oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, lemons, limes and crosses or hybrids. These are all classified in the same genus Citrus.





C. sinensis (L.) Osb. - Sweet oranges


C. reticulata Blanco - Tangerine, mandarin, or satsuma


C. paradisi Macf. - Grapefruit


C. aurantifolia L. - Limes


C. limon Burm. f. - Lemons





If you include kumquats as citrus then theres another genus, Fortunella spp.





http://www.uga.edu/fruit/citrus.html