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Dictamnus

Dictamnus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, native to temperate Eurasia from Spain to China. The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.

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Dictamnus
Dictamnus albus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Subfamily: Zanthoxyloideae
Genus: Dictamnus
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Synonyms2
  • Fraxinella Mill.

Dictamnus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, native to temperate Eurasia from Spain to China.2 The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.1

Species

As of May 2026, Plants of the World Online accepted three species:2

Dictamnus angustifolius G.Don ex Sweet and Dictamnus caucasicus Fisch. ex C. A. Mey. used to be treated as separate species, but today are considered varieties of Dictamnus albus, not as distinct species.3

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