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Variegated Calamondin

Synonyms

None

Cultivar or taxon

Citrus x microcarpa Bunge [=Citrus reticulata Blanco x Citrus japonica Thunb.] (sensu Mabberley 2004, Bayer et al. 2009); Citrus reticulata Blanco var. austera Swingle ? x Fortunella sp. ? (sensu Swingle and Reece 1967); Citrus madurensis Lour. (sensu Hodgson 1967; 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 short or medium; wings narrow, adjoining the blade. Leaflets one, margin bluntly toothed, shade leaflet blades flat or weakly conduplicate, sun leaflet blades weakly conduplicate. Leaflets not scented when crushed. Fruit broader than long; rind variegated, green-yellow (6), yellow (7-10), yellow-orange (11), or orange (12); rind texture smooth (1-3); firmness leathery; navel absent; flesh orange; taste acidic-sweet.

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.

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.

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)

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First year twig (Riverside, CA)

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Unifoliolate leaf (Riverside, CA)

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Shade leaves (Riverside, CA)

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