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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
The bulk of the fruit is made up of the one (or, rarely, two) whitish seeds, which are surrounded by an edible, orange, juicy, gelatinous pulp. There are efforts in Puerto Rico and Florida to produce cultivars with a more favourable flesh-to-seed ratio. When ripe, the fruits have a sweet-tart or lime-like flavor.
Rangpur limes, like rough lemons, arose from crosses between citron and mandarin. The sweet limes, so-called due to their low acid pulp and juice, come from crosses of citron with either sweet or sour oranges, while the Key lime arose from a cross between a citron and a micrantha. [16]
These fruits look a bit different than what you are used to and many have surprising flavor. Pluots and plumcots are two popular variations. These summer delicacies are combinations of plums and ...
Citrus bergamia, the bergamot orange (pronounced / ˈ b ɜːr ɡ ə m ɒ t /), is a fragrant citrus fruit the size of an orange, with a yellow or green colour similar to a lime, depending on ripeness.
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.
The leaves are long, evergreen, glossy, and citron-like, being ovate elliptic in shape and lemon scented. [3] They have medium-thick branches with many spines. New growth is purple-tinged, as are the flowers. [4] Ponderosa lemon also has larger than average citrus flowers, and bears fruit throughout the year.
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