See text Lansium is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, containing at least three species.
Other previously named species are now placed in the genera Aglaia, Epicharis and Reinwardtiodendron.
The genus was named in 1807 by the Portuguese botanist José Francisco Corrêa da Serra.
[1] Note: "Lansium parasiticum", has been used in place of L. domesticum;it is a synonym of Epicharis parasitica (also in the Meliaceae).
Phylogenetic studies suggest the following relationships amongst closely related genera: Lansium Corrêa Reinwardtiodendron Koord.