US-119

Synonyms

None

Cultivar or taxon

(Citrus x aurantium L., pro sp. [Grapefruit Group] X Citrus trifoliata L.) X Citrus x aurantium L., pro sp. [Sweet Orange Group] (sensu Mabberley 1997, Bayer et al. 2009); (Citrus paradisi Macfad. x Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf.) X C. sinensis (L.) Osbeck (sensu Swingle and Reece 1967; sensu Tanaka sec. Cottin 2002)

Description

Crown compact or dense, not weeping. First-year twig surface pubescent; second- or third-year twig surface striate; thorns absent or not persistent; prickles absent or not persistent. Petiole pubescent, length medium; wings narrow, adjoining the blade. Leaflets one, margin bluntly toothed, shade leaflet blades weakly conduplicate, sun leaflet blades weakly conduplicate. Scent of crushed leaflets spicy or peppery. Fruit as broad as long or longer than broad; rind yellow (7-10), yellow-orange (11), or orange (12); rind texture slightly rough (4-5); firmness leathery; navel absent; flesh orange; taste sour.

References

Bayer, R.J., D.J. Mabberley, C. Morton, C.H. Miller, I.K. Sharma, B.E. Pfeil, S. Rich, R. Hitchcock, and S. Sykes. 2009. A molecular phylogeny of the orange subfamily (Rutaceae: Aurantioideae) using nine cpDNA sequences. American Journal of Botany 96: 668–685.

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.

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             Habit (Riverside, CA)

Habit (Riverside, CA)

             Bark (Riverside, CA)

Bark (Riverside, CA)

             First year twig (Riverside, CA)

First year twig (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)

             Unifoliolate leaf (Winter Haven, FL)

Unifoliolate leaf (Winter Haven, FL)

             Unifoliolate leaf (Winter Haven, FL)

Unifoliolate leaf (Winter Haven, FL)

             Unifoliolate leaf (Winter Haven, FL)

Unifoliolate leaf (Winter Haven, FL)

             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)

           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)