| Burkillanthus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Aurantioideae |
| Genus: | Burkillanthus Swingle |
| Species: | B. malaccensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Burkillanthus malaccensis (Ridl.) Swingle | |
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Burkillanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae, containing the single species Burkillanthus malaccensis. It is native to Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula and Borneo. Its common name is Malay ghostlime.
This species is part of the same subfamily (Aurantioideae), tribe (Citreae), and subtribe (Citrinae), as genus Citrus, and as such, it is known technically as a citrus fruit tree. It grows on river banks and on ridges in primary and secondary forests.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2023). "Burkillanthus malaccensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T32106A215235026. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Burkillanthus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Citrus Variety Collection. University of California, Riverside.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Burkillanthus | |
| Burkillanthus malaccensis |
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