China

Synonyms

None

Cultivar or taxon

Citrus reticulata Blanco [Satsuma Group] (sensu Swingle and Reece 1967, Mabberley 1997); Citrus deliciosa Ten (sensu Tanaka sec. Cottin 2002)

Description

Crown compact or dense, not weeping. First year twig surface glabrous; second or third year twig surface striate; thorns absent or not persistent; prickles absent or not persistent. Petiole glabrous, length medium, wings absent. Leaflets one, margin bluntly toothed, shade leaflet blades flat or weakly conduplicate, sun leaflet blades weakly conduplicate. Leaflets mandarin-like when crushed. Fruit broader than long or as broad as long or longer than broad, rind yellow (7-10), yellow-orange (11), orange (12) or red-orange (13), rind texture slightly rough (4-5), firmness leathery, navel absent, flesh orange, taste acidic-sweet.

References

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

Mabberley, D.J. 1997. A classification for edible Citrus (Rutaceae). Telopea 7: 167–172.

Swingle, W.T. and P.C. Reece. 1967. The botany of Citrus and its wild relatives. In: Reuther, W., H.J. Webber, and L.D. Batchelor (eds.). The Citrus industry. Ed. 2. Vol. I. University of California, Riverside. http://lib.ucr.edu/agnic/webber/Vol1/Chapter3.html.

Resources

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

             Habit (Riverside, CA)

Habit (Riverside, CA)

             Bark (Riverside, CA)

Bark (Riverside, CA)

             First year twig (Riverside, CA)

First year twig (Riverside, CA)

             Second - third year twig (Riverside,   CA)

Second - third year twig (Riverside, CA)

           Petiole (Riverside, CA)

Petiole (Riverside, CA)

           Petiole (Riverside, CA)

Petiole (Riverside, CA)

           Unifoliolate leaf (Riverside, CA)

Unifoliolate leaf (Riverside, CA)

           Unifoliolate leaf (Riverside, CA)

Unifoliolate leaf (Riverside, CA)

           Unifoliolate leaf (Riverside, CA)

Unifoliolate leaf (Riverside, CA)

           Shade leaves (Riverside, CA)

Shade leaves (Riverside, CA)

             Margin (Riverside, CA)

Margin (Riverside, CA)

           Shade leaves (Riverside, CA)

Shade leaves (Riverside, CA)

           Sun leaves (Riverside, CA)

Sun leaves (Riverside, CA)

           Sun leaves (Riverside, CA)

Sun leaves (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 cross-section (Riverside, CA)

Fruit cross-section (Riverside, CA)