Citrus swinglei

Citrus swinglei, the Malayan kumquat, is a species of kumquat; a type of citrus fruit in the genus Citrus, family Rutaceae. It was first described by Burkill ex Harms in 1931.^[1][2][3][4]

Citrus swinglei
Fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Citrus
Species:	C. swinglei
Binomial name
Citrus swinglei Burkill ex Harms, 1931[1][2][3]
Synonyms
List Atalantia polyandra Ridl. in Fl. Malay Penins. 5: 295 (1925)[3] Citrus polyandra (Ridl.) Burkill in Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 5: 219 (1931), nom. illeg.[3] Fortunella polyandra (Ridl.) Yu.Tanaka in Stud. Citrol. 5: 143 (1932)[2][3] Fortunella swinglei Tanaka in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 75: 714 (1928)[3]

Citrus swinglei, from the Malay Peninsula where it is known as the "hedge lime" (limau pagar), had type E chromosomes.^[5][6] It has a thin peel on larger fruit compared to any other kumquats.^[6]

Synonyms

• Atalantia polyandra
• Citrus polyandra
• Fortunella polyandra
• Fortunella swinglei