Sudachi

Synonyms

None

Cultivar or taxon

Citrus sudachi hort. ex Shirai = Citrus ichang grandis hybrid (sec. Cottin 2002)

Description

Crown compact or dense, not weeping. First-year twig surface glabrous; thorns straight; prickles absent or not persistent. Petiole glabrous, length medium; wings medium or wide, adjoining the blade. Leaflets one, margin bluntly toothed, shade leaflet blades weakly conduplicate, sun leaflet blades weakly or strongly conduplicate. Scent of crushed leaflets sweetly orange-like or somewhat to strongly malodorous. Fruit as broad as long or longer than broad; rind yellow (7-10), yellow-orange (11), orange (12), or red-orange (13); rind texture smooth (1-3) or 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.

Resources

Search for this cultivar in NCBI Entrez or NCBI Nucleotide

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