Citrofortunella
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Citrus × microcarpa — ×Citrofortunella hybrids
These plants are hardier and more compact than most citrus plants. They produce small acidic fruit and make good ornamental plantOrnamental plant
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...
s. The species of Citrus × microcarpa or ×Citrofortunella includes:
Citrofortunella microcarpa (Calamondin)
Calamondin
× Citrofortunella microcarpa, the Calamondin or Calamansi, is a fruit tree in the family Rutaceae, commonly called the calamondin, golden lime, panama orange, chinese orange, acid orange, calamonding, or calamandarin in English. It is believed to originate from China and has spread throughout...
— (tangerine
Tangerine
__notoc__The tangerine is an orange-colored citrus fruit which is closely related to the Mandarin orange . Taxonomically, it should probably be formally named as a subspecies or variety of Citrus reticulata; further work seems to be required to ascertain its correct scientific name...
crossed with kumquat
Kumquat
Cumquats or kumquats are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, either forming the genus Fortunella, or placed within Citrus sensu lato...
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Citrangequat
The citrangequat is a trigeneric citrus hybrid of a citrange and a kumquat, developed by Dr. Walter Swingle at Eustis, Florida, in 1909. Citrangequats are bitter in taste, but are considered edible by some at the peak of their maturity...
— (citrange
Citrange
The citrange is a hybrid of the sweet orange and the trifoliate orange. The purpose of this cross was to attempt to create a cold-hardy citrus tree with delicious fruit. However, citranges are generally bitter....
crossed with kumquat)
Limequat
The limequat is a citrus tree that is the result of a cross between the Key lime and the kumquat, hybridized by Dr. Walter Swingle in 1909.-Description:...
— (Key lime
Key lime
The Key lime is a citrus species with a globose fruit, 2.5–5 cm in diameter , that is yellow when ripe but usually picked green commercially. It is smaller, seedier, has a higher acidity, a stronger aroma, and a thinner rind than that of the Persian lime...
crossed with kumquat)
Orangequat
The orangequat is a cross between a Satsuma mandarin and a Meiwa kumquat, hybridized Dr. Eugene May of the USDA and introduced in 1932, and is a member of the citrofortunella group. 'Nippon' is the only named cultivar in existence....
— (satsuma mandarin
Satsuma
Satsuma may refer to:* Satsuma , a citrus fruit* Satsuma , a genus of land snails-In Japan:* Satsuma, Kagoshima, a Japanese town* Satsuma District, Kagoshima, a district in Kagoshima Prefecture...
crossed with kumquat)
Limequat
The limequat is a citrus tree that is the result of a cross between the Key lime and the kumquat, hybridized by Dr. Walter Swingle in 1909.-Description:...
crossed with kumquat)
Sunquat
A sunquat, also known as lemonquat or lemondrop, is a variety of citrus fruit, having an edible rind. It was initially created by Leslie Cude in Beeville, Texas, as a chance hybrid between a lemon and a kumquat. The fruit is often sliced thin, having a somewhat tart flavor....
— (lemon
Lemon
The lemon is both a small evergreen tree native to Asia, and the tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit. The fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world – primarily for its juice, though the pulp and rind are also used, mainly in cooking and baking...
crossed with kumquat)
Yuzuquat
A yuzuquat is a trigeneric hybrid between a Yuzu lemon and 'Nagami' kumquat, developed by Dr. John Brown in Texas. The fruit often is used as a lemon substitute and is very seedy....
— (yuzu
Yuzu
The yuzu is a citrus fruit and plant originating in East Asia. It is believed to be a hybrid of sour mandarin and Ichang papeda...
crossed with kumquat)
Other Citrus hybrids
- Citrange - Citrus sinensis × Poncirus trifoliataCitrangeThe citrange is a hybrid of the sweet orange and the trifoliate orange. The purpose of this cross was to attempt to create a cold-hardy citrus tree with delicious fruit. However, citranges are generally bitter....
- Shikwasa, Hirami lemon - Citrus × depressa
- Kaffir lime - Citrus x hystrixKaffir limeThe kaffir lime, Citrus × hystrix, Rutaceae), is also known as combava, kieffer lime, limau purut, jeruk purut or makrut lime,...
- Musk Lime - ×Citrofortunella mitis× Citrofortunella mitisThe × Citrofortunella mitis is a hybrid species in the family Rutaceae. Its common names include: Musk lime, Panama orange,, and Calamondin orange.The plant is native to China and is one of the cold-hardiest citrus...
- Persian lime - Citrus x latifoliaPersian limePersian lime , also known as Tahiti lime or Bearss lime , is a citrus fruit sold simply as a "lime" in the United States...
- Rangpur lime - Citrus x limoniaRangpur (fruit)Rangpur, Citrus × limonia, also known as lemandarin, is a hybrid between the mandarin orange and the lemon. It is a citrus fruit with a very acidic taste and an orange peel and flesh.-Nomenclature:...
- Sudachi - Citrus sudachiSudachiSudachi is a small, round, green citrus fruit which belongs to the papeda subgroup of citrus plants....
- Yuzu - Citrus ichangensis × reticulataYuzuThe yuzu is a citrus fruit and plant originating in East Asia. It is believed to be a hybrid of sour mandarin and Ichang papeda...
See also
- CitrusCitrusCitrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the rue family, Rutaceae. Citrus is believed to have originated in the part of Southeast Asia bordered by Northeastern India, Myanmar and the Yunnan province of China...
- Japanese citrusJapanese citrusA number of citrus fruits are grown in or strongly associated with Japan. Many of these fruits are of Chinese origin, but have been modified or specially bred for cultivation in Japan.Japanese citrus fruits include:*Amanatsu*Daidai*Dekopon*Kabosu*Kiyomi...
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