Citrange

The citrange is a citrus hybrid of the sweet orange and the trifoliate orange.

Citrange
Citrange cultivar 'Willett'
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Sapindales
Family:
Rutaceae
Genus:
Citrus
Species:
C. × insitorum
Binomial name
Citrus × insitorum
Mabb. 2002
Synonyms[1]
  • × Citroncirus webberi J.W. Ingram & H.E. Moore 1975

The purpose of this cross was to attempt to create a cold hardy citrus tree (which is the nature of a trifoliate), with delicious fruit like those of the sweet orange. However, citranges are generally bitter.

Citrange is used as a rootstock for citrus in Morocco, but does not prevent dry root rot or exocortis disease.[2]

Cultivars

There are several named citrange cultivars,[3] including the 'Carrizo' citrange[4] and the 'Troyer' citrange.[5] Both resulted from a hybrid between the trifoliate orange and the Washington navel orange. There is also a cultivar called 'Rusk' which resulted from a cross between a Ruby orange and a trifoliate orange.[6][7]

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See also

References
  1. Tropicos.org, retrieved 20 November 2016
  2. Ediciones de Horticultura, S.L. "Current Situatuon of citriculture in Marocco". HORTICOM NEWS. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.
  3. "Trifoliate hybrids", University of California at Riverside, Citrus Variety Collection, retrieved 20 November 2016
  4. "Carrizo citrange trifoliate hybid", University of California at Riverside, Citrus Variety Collection, retrieved 20 November 2016
  5. "Troyer citrange", University of California at Riverside, Citrus Variety Collection, retrieved 20 November 2016
  6. The Citrus Industry Book, Volume I Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Rusk citrange (CRC 1441)", University of California at Riverside, Citrus Variety Collection, retrieved 20 November 2016
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