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Citrus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes. Citrus is native to South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and Australia. Indigenous people in these areas have used and ...
Ponkan (Citrus poonensis; "Chinese Honey Orange") is a high-yield sweet Citrus cultivar with large fruits in the size of an orange. It is a citrus hybrid (mandarin × pomelo), though it was once thought to be a pure mandarin. Taiwan tangerine Flat lemon Hirami lemon Thin-skinned flat lemon Citrus × depressa: Tangelo Honeybell
Citrus fruits are produced all over the world; according to the FAO, as of 2016, about 79% of the world's total citrus production was grown in the Northern Hemisphere, with countries of the Mediterranean Basin contributing the largest volumes, while Brazil was the largest citrus producer in the Southern Hemisphere and the world.
The citron (Citrus medica), historically cedrate, [4] is a large fragrant citrus fruit with a thick rind.It is said to resemble a 'huge, rough lemon'. [5] It is one of the original citrus fruits from which all other citrus types developed through natural hybrid speciation or artificial hybridization. [6]
The pomelo (/ ˈ p ɒ m ɪ l oʊ, ˈ p ʌ m-/ POM-il-oh, PUM-; [2] [3] Citrus maxima), also known as a shaddock, is the largest citrus fruit. It is an ancestor of several cultivated citrus species, including the bitter orange and the grapefruit. It is a natural, non-hybrid, citrus fruit, native to Southeast Asia. Similar in taste to a sweet ...
A hybrid fruit, called forbidden fruit, was first documented in 1750 (along with 14 other citrus fruits including the guiney orange) by a Welshman, the Rev. Griffith Hughes, in his The Natural History of Barbados. [1] However, Hughes's forbidden fruit may have been a plant distinct from grapefruit although still closely related to it. [34]
The fruit and flower of a Persian lime (Citrus × latifolia) Makrut lime fruit. A lime is a citrus fruit, which is typically round, lime green in colour, 3–6 centimetres (1.2–2.4 in) in diameter, and contains acidic juice vesicles. [1] There are several species of citrus trees whose fruits are called limes, including the Key lime (Citrus ...
The sour orange (Citrus x aurantium) derives from a direct cross between a pure mandarin and a pomelo [11] Lemon (Citrus x limon), a sour orange × citron hybrid. [15] Lime (Citrus x latifolia), a lemon × Key lime cross [15] Bergamot orange (Citrus x bergamia), a lemon × sour orange backcross [15]