In Caripe municipality, Monagas State, an inventory of species with high agronomic importance of Citroideae, Rutaceae
family was carried out in order to appreciate their diversity and uses. Twelve production units were selected, distributed in
eight sectors of the municipality, from December 2009 to June 2010. The collection and identification of specimens was
carried out following the traditional methodology of phytotaxonomic studies. Seventy three specimens collected revealed 16
species, one subspecies and 16 varieties. The predominant production units were El Peligro and Las Cayenas with 12
species and 10 cultivars and the lowest prevalence was San Agustín Experimental Station. La Muralla, Acacias and Las
Cayenas with one species and San Augustin Experimental Station with one cultivar. The predominant species were
Citrus deliciosa
Ten. and
C. sinensis
(L.) Osbeck, with the cultivars ‘Criolla’ and ‘Washington Navel’ in 11 production units and
the least dominants were
C. myrtifolia
Raf.,
C. taiwanica
Tan. & Shim,
C x limon
(L.) Osbeck ‘Eureka’,
C. paradisi
Macfad. ‘Duncan’ and ‘Thompson’,
C.
aurantium
L. and
C. reticulata
x C. sinensis
‘Ortanique’ in one production unit. The use of
species, subspecies and cultivars inventoried, are important in the local market as fresh fruit, agro-industry for concentrated
juice, but also for use as rootstocks and scions.