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Sapindales
Tangerine (Citrus reticulata deliciosa)
The order Sapindales consists of approximately 5,700 species of trees, shrubs, and woody vines.1
These species are distributed across nine families, with the majority concentrated in the following groups:1
- Rutaceae: about 1,800 species1
- Sapindaceae: about 1,600 species1
- Meliaceae: 621 species1
- Anacardiaceae: about 600 species1
- Burseraceae: 550 species1
- Simaroubaceae: 95 species1
- Remaining families (Biebersteiniaceae, Kirkiaceae, and Nitrariaceae): 27 species1