Citrus L.
(oranges and lemons)

Interactions where Citrus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is foodplant of Captivity Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis a glasshouse thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis/Heliothrips haemorrhoidalisa glasshouse thrips Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Rutaceae/Citrus/Citrusoranges and lemons Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedfeeds on
(live) live has sap sucked by UK/IrelandMajor Icerya purchasi Fluted Scale, Cottony Cushion Scale Hemiptera: Monoplebidae An increasing range of invertebrate pests on Bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), Anon., 2010
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Changes in status and distribution of Hydrangea Scale, Pulvinaria hydrangeae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in Britain, Salisbury, A. & Malumphy, C., 2017
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Monoplebidae/Icerya purchasi/Icerya purchasifluted scale, cottony cushion scale Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Rutaceae/Citrus/Citrusoranges and lemonsliveMajor sucks sap of live
leaf (near veins) (live) live leaf (near veins) has sap sucked by hypophyllous Coccus hesperidum Brown Soft Scale, Brown Soft-scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Coccus hesperidum/Coccus hesperidumbrown soft scale, brown soft-scalehypophyllous Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Rutaceae/Citrus/Citrusoranges and lemonsliveleaf (near veins) (1-12)hypophyllous sucks sap of live leaf (near veins)
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by hypophyllous UK/Ireland Pulvinaria floccifera Cushion Scale, Cottony Camellia Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Cottony camellia scale, an increasingly important horticultural pest, Anon., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Pulvinaria floccifera/Pulvinaria flocciferacushion scale, cottony camellia scalehypophyllous Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Rutaceae/Citrus/Citrusoranges and lemonsliveleaf hypophyllous sucks sap of live leaf

Citrus (oranges and lemons) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon., 2009Cottony camellia scale, an increasingly important horticultural pestPlant Clinic News June 09: 1.
Anon., 2010An increasing range of invertebrate pests on Bay laurel (Laurus nobilis)Plant Clinic News February: 1-2.
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Salisbury, A. & Malumphy, C., 2017Changes in status and distribution of Hydrangea Scale, Pulvinaria hydrangeae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in BritainBR. J. ENT. NAT. HIST. Vol 30: 145-153.
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references
Citrus trifoliata
Trifoliate Orange, Chinese Bitter Orange, Japanese Bitter-orange
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCitrus (oranges and lemons)
FamilyRUTACEAE (rues)
OrderSAPINDALES (rues, sumachs, smoke tree, prinde of India and tree of heaven)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Citrus (oranges and lemons)

Citrus (oranges and lemons) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Citrus (oranges and lemons):

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