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206 Giardina & al.: A catalogue of plants growing in Sicily

BUXACEAE

**Buxus sempervirens L., Sp. Pl.: 983 (1753)
Cultivated for ornament in gardens and parks. – C.

**Buxus balearica Lam., Encycl. 1(2): 511 (1785)
Cultivated for ornament in gardens and parks. – NC.
**Buxus ovalifolia Siebold ex K.Koch Dendrol. 2(2): 479 (1851)
Cultivated for ornament in gardens and parks. – NC.

RUTACEAE

1201. Ruta angustifolia Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 464 (1805)
Dry meadows, garigue. – Capo S. Alessio (Gramuglio & al. 1959). – R.
1202. Ruta chalepensis L., Mant. Pl.: 69 (1767)
Garigue, scrubland, cliffs and slopes. – Throughout the region. – C.
** Citrus limon (L.) Burm. fil., Fl. Indica: 173 (1768) [Bas. Citrus medica var. limon L.,
Sp. Pl.: 786 (1753)]
Irrigated groves. – Widely cultivated along the coast. – CC.
** Citrus medica L., Sp. Pl.: 782 (1753)
Irrigated groves. – Asian, widely cultivated. – R.

** Citrus ×paradisi Macfadyen in Hook., Bot. Misc. 1: 304 (1830)
Irrigated groves. – Widely cultivated. – R.

**Citrus deliciosa Ten., Ind. Sem. Horti Neapol.: 9 (1840)
Irrigated groves. – Asian, widely cultivated. – R.

**Citrus aurantium L., Sp. Pl.: 783 (1753)
Cultivated ground. – Groves as rootstock, garden and urban roads. – C.

**Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, Dagb. Ostind. Resa: 41 (1757) [Bas. Citrus aurantium var.
sinensis L., Sp. Pl.: 783 (1753); Citrus sinensis (Mill.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 74 (1806);
Aurantium sinense Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n. 2 (1768)]
Cultivated. – Extensive groves on the coast and also in the area of the Conca d’Oro (Palermo),
Lentini, Francofonte, Palagonia and Scordia. – CC.

**Fortunella margarita Swingle in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 5: 170 (1915)
Fruit, also ornamental. – Uncommon. – R.

**Fortunella japonica Swingle in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 5: 171 (1915)
Fruit, also ornamental. – Uncommon – R.