New York Metropolitan Flora

Key to the genera of Rutaceae

1. Twigs with thorns...Zanthoxylum
1. Twigs thornless...2

2. Leaflets 3...Ptelea
2. Leaflets 5 or more...Phellodendron

List of Rutaceae Genera

References to Rutaceae

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• Bailey, V. L. 1960. Historical review of Ptelea trifoliata in botanical and medical literature. Econ. Bot. 14: 180-8.
• Bailey, V. L. 1962. Revision of the genus Ptelea (Rutaceae). Brittonia 14: 1-45.
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• Barber, C. A. 1892. The nature and development of corky excrescences on the stem of Zanthoxylum. Ann. Bot. 6: 155-66.
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• Boesewinkel, F. D. 1977. Development of ovule and testa in Rutaceae: 1. Ruta, Zanthoxylem, and Skimmia. Acta Bot. Neerl. 26(3): 193-211.
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• Brizicky, George K. 1962. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Zanthoxylum and Glycosmis (Rutaceae). J. Arnold Arbor. 43: 80-93.
• Bruckner, C. 1991. Fruchtanatomische Studien an Dictamnus albus L., Zanthoxylem simulans Hance, Ptelea trifoliata L. und Ruta graveolens L. (Rutaceae). Feddes Repert. 102(7-8): 541-70. (In German; English summary)
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• Da Silva, M. F.; Das Gracas, F.; Gottlieb, O. R.; Ehrendorfer, F. 1988. Chemosystematics of the Rutaceae: suggestions for a more natural taxonomy and evolutionary interpretation of the family. Pl. Syst. Evol. 161: 97-134.
• Damery, J. 2011. A taste of Sichuan: Zanthoxylum simulans. Arnoldia (Jamaica Plain) 68: 32.
• Deane, W. 1902. Remarkable persistence of the button-bush. Rhodora 4: 243-4.
• Desai, S. 1960. Cytology of Rutaceae and Simarubaceae. Cytologia 25: 28-35.
• Desai, S. 1962. Cytology and embryology of the Rutaceae. Phytomorphology 12: 178-83.
• Desai, S. 1962. Polyembryony in Xanthoxylum Mill. Phytomorphology 12: 184-9.
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• Engler, A. 1874. Studien uber die Verwandtschaftsverholtnisse der Rutaceae, Simarubaceae, und Burseraceae nebst Beitrogen zur Anatomie und Systematik dieser Familien. Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 13: 111-58. (In German)
• Fish, F.; Waterman, P. G. 1973. Chemosystematics in the Rutaceae II. The chemosystematics of the Zanthoxylum/Fagaria complex. Taxon 22: 177-203.
• Fosberg, F. R. 1959. Typification of Zanthoxylum. Taxon 8: 103-5.
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• Gallet, F. 1913. Development et structure anatomique du tegument seminal des Rutacees. , Thesis Univ. Paris, +cole SupÚr. Pharm.66 p.
• Gregor, H. J. 1989. Aspects of the fossil record and phylogeny of the family Rutaceae (Zanthoxyleae, Toddalioideae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 162: 251-65.
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• Guerra, M. D. S. 1984. New chromosome numbers in Rutaceae. Pl. Syst. Evol. 146: 13-30.
• Gut, B. J. 1966. Beitrage zur Morphologie des Gynoeceums und der Blutenachse einiger Rutaceen. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 85: 151-247. (In German, English summary)
• Harris, J. A. 1911. Teratological fruits of Ptelea. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 38: 385-7.
• Hartl, D. 1958. Die ubereinstimmungen des Endokarps der Simarubaceen, Rutaceen, und Leguminosen. Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 34: 453-5. (In German)
• Hartl, D. 1957. Structure and origin of the endocarp of the Rutaceae. Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 34: 35-49. (In German)
• Holden, R. 1912. Some features in the anatomy of the Sapindales. Bot. Gaz. 53: 50-8.
• Kowalska, M. 1963. Alkaloids in leaves and roots of Ptelea trifoliata. Acta Polon. Pharm. 20: 458.
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• McLeod, K. W.; Murphy, P. G. 1977. Establishment of Ptelea trifoliata on Lake Michigan sand dunes. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 97: 350-62.
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• Moore, J. A. 1936. Floral anatomy and phylogeny in the Rutaceae. New Phyt. 35: 318-22.
• Mulvey, R. K.; Zalewski, C. J. 1969. Kokusaginine: plant sources and its isolation from Ptelea trifoliata root bark. Econ. Bot. 23: 75-81.
• Nene, P. M.; Tilak, V. D. 1977. Placentation in the Rutaceae. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Plant Science) 85(6): 378-83.
• Noack, H. 1990. Das Portrait. Phellodendron amurense Ruprecht. Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 79: 165-7.
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• Starshova, N. P. 1972. To the antecology of Phellodendron amurense Rupr. in the middle Volga. Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Lenengrad) 57(11): 1402-12. (In Russian)
• Starshova, N. P. 1972. To the antecology of Phellodendron amurense Rupr. in the middle Volga: 2. The ecology of pollination. Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Lenengrad) 58(1): 43-52. (In Russian)
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• Waterman, P. G. 1977. A review of the chemosystematics of the genus Zanthoxylem L. (Rutaceae). In: The role and goals of tropical botanic gardens... proceedings... Aug. 1974. Rimba Iluma University, Kuala Lumpur. , 109-29 pages.
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• Waterman, P. G. 1975. Alkaloids of the Rutaceae: their distribution and systematic significance. Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 3: 148-80.
• Waterman, P. G. 1975. New combinations in Zanthoxylem L. (1753). Taxon 24: 361-6.
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