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Limonene (/ ˈ l ɪ m ə n ˌ iː n /) is a colorless liquid aliphatic hydrocarbon classified as a cyclic monoterpene, and is the major component in the essential oil of citrus fruit peels. [1] The (+)- isomer , occurring more commonly in nature as the fragrance of oranges, is a flavoring agent in food manufacturing.
Citrus bergamia, the bergamot orange, is a fragrant citrus fruit the size of an orange, with a yellow or green colour similar to a lime, depending on ripeness. Genetic research into the ancestral origins of extant citrus cultivars found bergamot orange to be a probable hybrid of lemon and bitter orange. Blood orange: Citrus × sinensis
Natural and cultivated citrus hybrids include commercially important fruit such as oranges, grapefruit, lemons, limes, and some tangerines. The multiple hybridisations have made the taxonomy of Citrus complex. [11] [12] Many Citrus species are hybrids of citron, mandarin and pomelo. [12] There are also kumquat and trifoliate orange hybrids.
Common names for this fruit include rangpur, the name of a city now in Bangladesh. Rangpur is also known in the Indian subcontinent as Sylhet lime (after another region also now in Bangladesh), surkh nimboo, and sharbati. [1] It is known as a canton-lemon in South China, a hime-lemon in Japan, as limão-cravo in Brazil, and mandarin-lime in the ...
Rough lemons arose from a cross between citron and mandarin, without the pomelo contribution found in true lemons, while the Meyer lemon comes from a citron crossed with a sweet (as opposed to sour) orange. [16] Limes: A highly diverse group of hybrids go by this name. Rangpur limes, like
The fruit and flower of a Persian lime (Citrus × latifolia) Makrut lime fruit. A lime is a citrus fruit, which is typically round, green in color, 3–6 centimetres (1.2–2.4 in) in diameter, and contains acidic juice vesicles. [1]
The fruit of the calamansi resembles a small, round lime, usually 25–35 mm (1– 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) in diameter, but sometimes up to 45 mm (1 + 3 ⁄ 4 in). The center pulp and juice is the orange color of a tangerine with a very thin orange peel when ripe.
Lemonade fruit (Citrus limon x reticulata), otherwise known as Lemonade lemon, New Zealand lemonade or Unlemon [1] is a variety of sweet lemon citrus fruit, believed to be a hybrid between a mandarin orange and a lemon. It was first discovered in New Zealand in the 1980s as a chance seedling, [1] and is grown principally in the warmer parts of ...