Family · Rosids
Rutaceae
Citrus, rue
Aromatic trees, shrubs and herbs with gland-dotted leaves; includes citrus, rue and Sichuan pepper.
- Accepted species
- 2,230accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 147accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈64 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Australasiamost native species · WGSRPD
Open Rutaceae in the treePan, zoom and dig into its genera in the interactive view.›
Largest genera
Melicope267 spp.
Zanthoxylum238 spp.
Agathosma139 spp.
Boronia135 spp.
Vepris98 spp.
Haplophyllum71 spp.
Zieria66 spp.
Glycosmis55 spp.
Amyris53 spp.
Acronychia51 spp.
Conchocarpus50 spp.
Phebalium39 spp.
Esenbeckia36 spp.
Citrus34 spp.
Philotheca34 spp.
Acmadenia33 spp.
Ivodea30 spp.
Leionema29 spp.
Diosma28 spp.
Medicosma25 spp.
Cyanothamnus23 spp.
Euchaetis23 spp.
Atalantia21 spp.
Clausena20 spp.
Raveniopsis20 spp.
Adenandra19 spp.
Asterolasia19 spp.
Erioseira19 spp.
Flindersia17 spp.
Paramignya17 spp.
Pilocarpus17 spp.
Diplolaena15 spp.
Galipea14 spp.
Raputia14 spp.
Correa13 spp.
Angostura12 spp.
Ruta12 spp.
Bergera11 spp.
Drummondita11 spp.
Luvunga11 spp.
Ravenia11 spp.
Spathelia11 spp.
Thamnosma11 spp.
Casimiroa10 spp.
Helietta10 spp.
Hortia10 spp.
Macrostylis10 spp.
Tetradium10 spp.
Citropsis9 spp.
Cedrelopsis8 spp.
Coleonema8 spp.
Geijera8 spp.
Micromelum8 spp.
Murraya8 spp.
Myrtopsis8 spp.
Wenzelia8 spp.
Choisya7 spp.
Erythrochiton7 spp.
Euodia7 spp.
Megastigma7 spp.
The 87 smaller genera are in the interactive tree.
Where it grows
- Australasia535
- Africa508
- Asia-Tropical422
- Southern America412
- Asia-Temperate210
- Pacific186
- Northern America103
- Europe18
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Rutaceae sits in the order Sapindales.