US-802

Synonyms

None

Cultivar or taxon

Citrus maxima (Burr.) Merr. x Citrus trifoliata L. (sensu Mabberley 2004, Bayer et al. 2009); Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck x Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf. (sensu Swingle and Reece 1967); Citrus paradisi Macfad. x Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf. (sensu Tanaka sensu Cottin 2002; sec. NPGS/GRIN 2010)

Origin

The Chiefland Budwood Facility (2010) provided the following notes on the cultivar (clone DPI-814-802): Entered program by Dr. Kim Bowman (USDA) in 1994 and released to industry in 2007. Cross of Siamese pummelo and Gotha Road trifoliate orange field tested by Drs. Don Hutchinson, Heinz Wutscher and Kim Bowman."

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 very long; wings medium or wide, adjoining the blade. Leaflets three, margin bluntly toothed, rachis wings absent, shade leaflet blades flat or weakly conduplicate, sun leaflet blades weakly or strongly conduplicate. Scent of crushed leaflets freshly lemon-like. Fruit 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), medium rough (6-7), or rough (8); firmness leathery; navel absent; flesh orange; taste sour.

Notes

The Chiefland Budwood Facility (2010) provided the following notes on the cultivar (clone DPI-814-802): "Used as a rootstock, makes a large size tree, resistant or field tolerant to CTV, foot root and Diaprepepes weevil."

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.

Chiefland Budwood Facility. 2010. 2010 Annual report July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010. Bureau of Citrus Budwood Registration, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Winter Haven.

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

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

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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             Trifoliolate leaf (Phillip Rucks Citrus Nursery, Frostproof,   FL)

Trifoliolate leaf (Phillip Rucks Citrus Nursery, Frostproof, FL)

             Trifoliolate leaf (Phillip Rucks Citrus Nursery, Frostproof,   FL)

Trifoliolate leaf (Phillip Rucks Citrus Nursery, Frostproof, FL)

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