Castelo

Synonyms

None

Cultivar or taxon

Citrus x aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle, pro sp. (sensu Mabberley 2004); Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle [=Citrus x aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle, pro sp.] (sensu Hodgson 1967; sensu Tanaka sec. Cottin 2002)

Description

Crown compact or dense, not weeping. First-year twig surface glabrous; second- and third-year twig surface striate; thorns straight; prickles absent or not persistent. Petiole glabrous, length short, wings absent. Leaflets one, margin crenate/crenulate or bluntly toothed, shade leaflet blades weakly conduplicate, sun leaflet blades weakly conduplicate. Scent of crushed leaflets freshly lemon-like. Fruit as broad as long or longer than broad; rind light green with some break to yellow (5), green-yellow (6), yellow (7-10), or yellow-orange (11); rind texture smooth (1-3); firmness leathery; navel absent; flesh green/greenish or yellow; taste sour.

References

Cottin, R. 2002. Citrus of the World: A citrus directory. Version 2.0. France: SRA INRA-CIRAD.

Hodgson, R.W. 1967. Horticultural varieties of Citrus. In: Reuther, W., H.J. Webber, and L.D. Batchelor (eds.). The Citrus industry, rev. University of California Press. http://lib.ucr.edu/agnic/webber/Vol1/Chapter4.html.

Mabberley, D.J. 2004. Citrus (Rutaceae): A review of recent advances in etymology, systematics and medical applications. Blumea 49: 481–498.

Resources

Search for this cultivar in NCBI Entrez

Additional information on this cultivar at University of California: Riverside Citrus Variety Collection

             Habit (Riverside, CA)

Habit (Riverside, CA)

             Bark with thorns (Riverside, CA)

Bark with thorns (Riverside, CA)

             First year twig (Riverside, CA)

First year twig (Riverside, CA)

             Second - third year twig (Riverside,   CA)

Second - third year twig (Riverside, CA)

             Second - third year twig (Riverside,   CA)

Second - third year twig (Riverside, CA)

             Petiole (Riverside, CA)

Petiole (Riverside, CA)

             Margin (Riverside, CA)

Margin (Riverside, CA)

             Margin (Riverside, CA)

Margin (Riverside, CA)

             Shade leaves (Riverside, CA)

Shade leaves (Riverside, CA)

             Sun leaves with immature fruit (Riverside,   CA)

Sun leaves with immature fruit (Riverside, CA)

             Sun leaves (Riverside, CA)

Sun leaves (Riverside, CA)

             Immature fruit (Riverside, CA)

Immature fruit (Riverside, CA)

             Immature fruit (Riverside, CA)

Immature fruit (Riverside, CA)

             Fruit (Riverside, CA)

Fruit (Riverside, CA)

             Fruit (Riverside, CA)

Fruit (Riverside, CA)

             Fruit (Riverside, CA)

Fruit (Riverside, CA)

             Fruit cross-section (Riverside, CA)

Fruit cross-section (Riverside, CA)