Taxonomic revision of Bergera J. Koenig ex L. (Rutaceae) based on the molecular phylogeny and morphology Author Mou, Feng-Juan Faculty of Forestry, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China moufengjuan@126.com Author Hu, Xiu Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China xiuhu0938@zhku.edu.cn Author Ha, Bui Thu Faculty of Biology, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, Vietnam thuhabui.plant@gmail.com Author Cuong, Nguyen Manh Institute of Natural Products Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam nmcuong_inpc@yahoo.com.vn text European Journal of Taxonomy 2023 2023-03-01 860 141 180 journal article 53489 10.5852/ejt.2023.860.2057 26a19817-9c5d-421d-8ab9-6697334299a9 2118-9773 7689375

Table 1. The morphological and biochemical differences between two genera Murraya J.Koenig ex L. and Bergera J.Koenig ex L.

Characters	Murraya	Bergera	References
Plant	straw-colored to whitish stem, old branches and root bark	dark brown stems and root bark
Leaf	leaflets distributing with oil glands	leaflets with oil glands in and at margin of leaflets	Tanaka 1929;
Inflorescence	cymes few (–10)-flowered, larger petals 1–2 cm long, and filaments filiform	cymes many-flowered, smaller petals 4–7 mm long, and filaments dilated	But et al. 1986; Kubitzki 2011; Mou et al. 2021
Fruit	fruits red and ellipsoid, seeds villous	fruits purplish black or red globular to ellipsoid, membranous testa glabrous
Phytochemistry	coumarin, 3-prenylindole yuehchukene, 8-prenycoumarins	carbazoles, girinimbine	But et al. 1986; Kong et al. 1986; Li et al. 1988; Kinoshita 2014