Family: Rutaceae
Family: Rutaceae
Popular name: The orange family/Rue family
Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Rosidae
Order : Sapindales
Family : Rutaceae
Identifying characters of the family
- Plants predominantly tree or shrub
- Leaves are exsitpulated with winged petiole and gland dotted
- Flowers bisexual, regular with a large honey disc present below the ovar
- Fruits are hesperidium
- Polyembryony is a common feature
Origin and Distribution
The family is widely distributed in temperate and tropical regions having 120 genera and about 1200 species.
Table Economic Important Plants of this Family
| Serial Number | English name | Bangla name | Scientific name | Economic Importance |
| 1 | Mandarin orange | Kamala | Citrus reticulata | Dessert fruit |
| 2 | Sweet orange | Multa | C. sinensis | Dessert fruit |
| 3 | Lime | Kaggi lebu | C. aurantifolia | Appetizer |
| 4 | Pomelo | Jambura | C. grandis | Dessert fruit |
| 5 | Lemon | Pati labu | C. limon (L.) Burm.f. | Appetizer |
| 6 | Amanatsu | Not known | C. natsudaidai | Dessert fruit |
| 7 | Balady citron Israel citron | Not known | C. medica | Dessert fruit |
| 8 | Bergamot orange | Not known | C. bergamia | Dessert fruit |
| 9 | Grape fruit | Not known | Citrus × paradisi | Dessert fruit |
| 10 | Sour orange | Not known | Citrus × aurantium | Dessert fruit |
| 11 | Blood orange | Not known | Citrus × sinensis | Dessert fruit |
| 12 | Clementine | Not known | Citrus reticulata | Dessert fruit |
| 13 | Wood apple | Bel | Aegle marmelos | Dessert fruit |
| 14 | Ruta | Ruta | Ruta graveolens | Dessert fruit |