Rutaceae: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	spurge olive family • rue family

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A ripe Citrus sinensis orange hangs among glossy green leaves and clusters of white blossoms on the tree.

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Melicope Agathosma Boronia Haplophyllum Poncirus Kumquat prickly ash Citrus Citrange cork tree Sapindaceae Burseraceae Anacardiaceae Meliaceae Simaroubaceae

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