A genus of small tropical citrus trees or shrubs native to Africa, related to true citrus fruits.
From Latin 'citrus' (citrus tree) plus Greek 'opsis' (appearance, likeness)—a taxonomic name literally meaning 'citrus-like' plants that botanists created to classify African citrus relatives.
Citropsis is proof that citrus fruits originated as super-diverse plants across Africa and Asia before humans bred them into the uniform oranges we buy today—these wild relatives are genetic treasure chests!
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