Burkillanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae, containing the single species Burkillanthus malaccensis.

[1] It is native to Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula and Borneo.

[1] Its common name is Malay ghostlime.

[3] This species is part of the same subfamily (Aurantioideae), tribe (Citreae), and subtribe (Citrinae), as genus Citrus, and as such, it is known technically as a citrus fruit tree.

[3] It grows on river banks and on ridges in primary and secondary forests.