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Perennial, shrub, tree, strongly aromatic, occasionally thorny.
Leaf: generally alternate, simple or compound, dotted with minute, translucent glands; stipules 0.
Inflorescence: cyme, raceme, or flowers 1, generally bracted.
Flower: generally bisexual; sepals, petals each 4 or 5, free or fused at base; sepals generally persistent; petals generally ± white or ± green; stamens generally 2–4 × petal number; ovary superior, generally lobed, chambers 1–5, ovules 1–several per chamber.
Fruit: berry, drupe, winged achene, or capsule.
Seed: generally oily.
± 158 genera, ± 1900 species: especially tropics, warm temperate, especially s Africa, Australia; used or cultivated for food (Citrus, 20–25 species), perfume, medicine, timber, ornamental (Choisya, Skimmia, etc). Some TOXIC: oils may cause sunburn or dermatitis. —Scientific Editors: Douglas H. Goldman, Bruce G. Baldwin.

Key to Rutaceae

Subshrub or shrub.
Leaf: simple or divided into 3 segments, alternate, minute, seasonally deciduous.
Inflorescence: panicle ( raceme-like or flowers scattered along stems).
Flower: bisexual; sepals 4, fused at base, persistent; petals 4, erect in flower; stamens 8, in 2 series; ovary stalked or sessile, 2-lobed, style thread-like.
Fruit: capsule, opening at tip, 2-lobed, leathery.
Seed: 1–11 per chamber, ± smooth or tubercled.
12 species: sw US, n Mex, s Arabia to s Africa. (Greek: bush odor)

Stem: 3–6 dm, broom-like, ± yellow-green, densely gland-dotted, generally leafless.
Leaf: simple, 0.5–1.5 cm.
Flower: sepals ± 2 mm, ovate, ± green; petals 8–12 mm, elliptic, dark purple, tips reflexed; ovary stalked, ovules 3–8 per chamber, style well- exserted.
Fruit: lobes ± 5 mm wide, ± spheric.
Seed: 1–4 per chamber, ± 4 mm, reniform, ± smooth, ± brown.
Dry slopes, washes, mesa tops; < 2100 m. Peninsular Ranges, Desert;

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Citation for the whole project: Jepson Flora Project (eds.) [year] Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/IJM.html [accessed on month, day, year]
Citation for an individual treatment: [Author of taxon treatment] [year]. [Taxon name] in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, [URL for treatment]. Accessed on [month, day, year].

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Bioregions in which taxon occurs	Red area (if present) is the part of the bioregion lying between the upper and lower elevation limits of the taxon; markers link to CCH specimen records. If the markers are obscured, reload the page [or change window size and reload]. Yellow markers indicate records that may have georeferencing or identification issues.
Chart based on elevation range in Manual and elevations and coordinates of CCH records. Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria. Note: About half of the CCH records include both elevation and coordinates.	Map made in collaboration with Scott Loarie. Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria. View all CCH records   CCH collections by month Duplicates counted once; synonyms included. Species do not include records of infraspecific taxa. Blue line denotes Manual flowering time.