Editing Rutaceae (section)

== Characteristics ==
Most species are trees or shrubs, a few are herbs (the type genus ''[[Ruta]]'', ''[[Boenninghausenia]]'', and ''[[Dictamnus]]''), frequently aromatic with [[gland]]s on the [[Leaf|leaves]], sometimes with [[Thorns, spines, and prickles|thorns]]. The leaves are usually opposed and [[compound leaf|compound]] and without [[stipule]]s. Pellucid glands, a type of oil gland, are found in the leaves responsible for the aromatic smell of the family's members; traditionally they have been the primary [[synapomorphic]] characteristic to identify the Rutaceae.{{cn|date=April 2024}}

Flowers are [[bract]]less, solitary or in [[Inflorescence|cyme]], rarely in [[raceme]], and mainly [[Pollination|pollinated]] by insects. They are [[Floral symmetry|radially]] or (rarely) laterally symmetric and generally [[plant sexuality|hermaphroditic]]. They have four or five—sometimes three—mostly separate [[petal]]s and [[sepal]]s and eight to ten [[stamen]] (five in ''[[Skimmia]]'', many in ''[[Citrus]]''), usually separate or in several groups. Usually they have only a single stigma with 2 to 5 united [[carpel]]s. Their ovaries are sometimes separate, but their styles are combined.{{cn|date=April 2024}}

The fruit of the Rutaceae are very variable: [[Berry (botany)|berries]], [[drupe]]s, [[hesperidium|hesperidia]], [[samara (fruit)|samaras]], [[capsule (fruit)|capsules]], and [[follicle (fruit)|follicles]] all occur. Seed number also varies widely.{{cn|date=April 2024}}