Burkillanthus

{{Short description|Genus of trees}} {{Speciesbox |status = LC |status_system = IUCN3.1 |status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group |author2=Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) |year=2023 |title=''Burkillanthus malaccensis'' |article-number=e.T32106A215235026 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T32106A215235026.en}}</ref> |display_parents = 2 |genus = Burkillanthus |parent_authority = Swingle<ref name=POWO>{{cite POWO | title = ''Burkillanthus'' | id = 35628-1 | access-date = 14 December 2023}}</ref> |species = malaccensis |authority = (Ridl.) Swingle<ref name=POWO/> |synonyms = * ''Citrus malaccensis'' {{small|Ridl.}} |synonyms_ref = <ref name=POWO/> }}

'''''Burkillanthus''''' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae, containing the single species '''''Burkillanthus malaccensis'''''.<ref name=IUCN/> It is native to Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula and Borneo.<ref name=IUCN/> Its common name is '''Malay ghostlime'''.<ref name=ucr>[http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/citrus.html Citrus Variety Collection.] University of California, Riverside.</ref>

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.<ref name=ucr/> It grows on river banks and on ridges in primary and secondary forests.<ref name=IUCN/>

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Category:Aurantioideae Category:Aurantioideae genera Category:Monotypic Rutaceae genera Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot