November 22, 1999
Citrus from GRIN, USDA’s national database for plant nomenclature
Current name Synonyms and Common name in English suggestions (?) Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Citrus acida lime Swingle C. hystrix subsp. acida Key lime C. lima sour lime C. limetta var. aromatica West Indian lime C. media var. acida Mexican lime Limonia aurantiifolia Citrus clementina hort. ex Tanaka Clementine Citrus deliciosa Ten. C. nobilis var. deliciosa Italian tangerine willow-leaf mandarin Citrus latifolia (Yu. Tanaka) C. aurantiifolia var. latifolia Tahiti lime Tanaka C. aurantiifolia x C. media? Persian lime Bearss lime Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. C. limonium Lemon C. medica var. limon Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. Aurantium maximum pummelo C. aurantium var. grandis pomelo C. decumana shaddock C. grandis Citrus reticulata Blanco C. nobilis Tangerine mandarin orange Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck C. aurantium var. sinensis sweet orange C. macracantha blood orange C. aurantium? Valencia orange navel orange Citrus tangerina hort. ex Tanaka Cultivar of C. reticulata? dancy tangerine Citrus unshiu Marcow. C. nobilis var. unshiu satsuma orange satsuma mandarin Citrus x paradisii Macfad. C. aurantium? Grapefruit C. sinensis x C. maxima? Citrus x tangelo J. W. Ingram & H. E. C. aurantium? Tangelo Moore C. x paradisi x C. reticulata?
Bold: terms used in the draft standard November 22, 1999
Common names Latin name according to GRIN: used in the standard:
· clementines C. clementina hort. ex Tanaka · grapefruits C. x paradisi Macfad. · lemons C. limon (L.) Burm.f. · limes (large fruited) C. latifolia (Yu. Tanaka) Tanaka · mandarines C. deliciosa Ten. C. reticulata Blanco C. unshiu Marcow. · oranges C. reticulata Blanco, C. sinensis (L.) Osbeck, C. unshiu Marcow. · pummelos, pomelos C. maxima (Burm.) Merr. · satsumas C. unshiu Marcow. · shaddock C. maxima (Burm.) Merr.
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· tangerines (C. reticulata Blanco, C. tangerina hort. ex Tanaka) · tangelo (C. x tangelo J. W. Ingram & H. E. Moore)
Suggested text
This standard applies to the following fruit, classified as ’citrus fruit’, to be supplied fresh to the consumer, citrus fruit for industrial processing being excluded:
· lemons of varieties (cultivars) grown from the species Citrus limon (L.) Burm.f. · large fruited limes (Bearss lime, Persian lime, Tahiti lime) of varieties (cultivars) grown from the species C. latifolia (Yu. Tanaka) Tanaka and its hybrids · sweet oranges of varieties (cultivars) grown from the species Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck · clementines (C. clementina hort. ex Tanaka), mandarines, tangerines (?) (C. deliciosa Ten., C. reticulata Blanco) and satsumas (C. unshiu Marcow.) of varieties (cultivars) grown from the species and their hybrids · grapefruits of varieties (cultivars) grown from the species C. x paradisi Macfad. and its hybrids · pummelos, and shaddocks of varieties (cultivars) grown from the species C. maxima (Burm.) Merr. and its hybrids
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