Papeda (citrus)

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• finger-lime
• kumquat
• citrus fruits
• kumquats

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• + Citroponcirus
• Fortunella
• Pleurocitrus
• Pseudaegle
• Papeda
• Poncirus
• Microcitrus
• Eremocitrus
• Clymenia
• Citreum
• × Citrofortunella
• × Citroncirus
• Oxanthera
• Aurantium
• Sarcodactilis
• Limon

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Sapindales and family Rutaceae, it is classified under the genus Citrus.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is widely distributed across various regions of Southern and Eastern Europe. In Southwestern Europe, it can be found growing in both Portugal and Spain. Moving toward the Mediterranean, the species is also well-established in Italy. Its presence extends into Southeastern Europe, where it is common in Albania. Additionally, the plant thrives within the borders of Bulgaria.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Citrus has 4 reported plant parts identified across 12 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include fruit, flower, leaf, seed.

Fruit

1. Carcinogenesis
2. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Nutrients
4. BMC genomic data
5. International journal of molecular sciences

Flower

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)

Leaf

1. BMC genomic data
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Seed

1. Critical reviews in food science and nutrition
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Chemicals

Citrus has 30 reported phytochemicals identified across 12 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include naringin, Flavonoids, naringenin, hesperidin, Nobiletin.

naringin

1. Planta medica
2. Carcinogenesis
3. Nutrients
4. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
5. Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

Flavonoids

1. Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Journal of natural medicines
3. Journal of chromatographic science
4. Avicenna journal of phytomedicine
5. Recenti progressi in medicina

naringenin

1. Carcinogenesis
2. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Journal of natural medicines
4. International journal of biological macromolecules
5. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry

hesperidin

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
2. Nutrients
3. Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
4. Journal of natural medicines

Nobiletin

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
2. Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology
3. Behavioural brain research

RUTIN

1. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
2. European journal of pharmacology
3. Frontiers in pharmacology

Limonin

1. Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine
2. Critical reviews in food science and nutrition

Monoterpenes

1. Journal of periodontology
2. Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

BOUND WATER

1. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

Bisultap

1. Journal of the science of food and agriculture

Activities

Citrus has 6 reported activities identified across 12 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Anticancer, Antidiabetic, Antihypertensive, Free-Radical Scavenging.

Antioxidant

1. Drug delivery
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Anticancer

1. International journal of nanomedicine

Antidiabetic

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Antihypertensive

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Free-Radical Scavenging

1. Natural product research

Neuroprotective

1. Frontiers in pharmacology

Medicinal Uses

Citrus has 40 reported medicinal uses identified across 12 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include oxidative stress, inflammation, cancer, Alzheimer disease, Alzheimer's disease.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations