Lansium is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, containing at least three species.[1][2] The species Lansium domesticum is a tropical fruit-bearing tree that is cultivated in tropical Southeast Asia, and on a much smaller scale elsewhere in the tropics. Other previously named species are now placed in the genera Aglaia and Reinwardtiodendron.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Melioideae |
| Genus: | Lansium Corrêa |
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The genus was named in 1807 by the Portuguese botanist José Francisco Corrêa da Serra. As of 2021, the Catalogue of Life recognizes three species of Lansium.[1]
- Lansium breviracemosum Kosterm.
- Lansium domesticum Corrêa
- Lansium membranaceum (Kosterm.) Mabb.
Phylogenetic studies suggest the following relationships amongst closely related genera:
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References edit
- ^ a b "Lansium Corrêa". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "The Plant List". Retrieved 16 May 2014.
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