Citrus macroptera

Citrus macroptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Citrus
Species:
C. macroptera
Binomial name
Citrus macroptera
Montrouz.
Synonyms
  • C. aurantium subsp. saponacea Saff.
  • C. papuana F.M.Bailey

Citrus macroptera, natively known as hatkhora or (Sylheti: ꠢꠣꠔꠇꠞꠣ, [ɦat̪xɔɾa]) cabuyao, Melanesian papeda, or wild orange, is a semi-wild species of citrus native to the Sylhet region (South Asia) of Bangladesh and the Barak Valley Division of the Indian state of Assam.

Some authorities consider C. macroptera to be a taxonomic synonym of C. hystrix (kaffir lime), while others consider C. macroptera var. annamensis to be a synonym of C. hystrix, but not C. macroptera var. macroptera.

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