List of citrus fruits
This is a list of citrus fruits:
Common name(s) |
Image | Taxonomic name/constituents |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Amanatsu | Citrus natsudaidai | Yellowish-orange in colour, about the size of grapefruit and oblate in shape. The fruit contains 12 segments and about 30 seeds. | |
Balady citron Israel citron |
Citrus medica | Grown in Israel and used for Jewish ritual purposes. | |
Bergamot orange | Citrus bergamia | ||
Bitter orange Seville orange Sour orange Bigarade orange Marmalade orange |
Citrus × aurantium | ||
Blood orange | Citrus × sinensis | ||
Buddha's hand Bushukan Fingered citron |
Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis | Buddha's hand can be found in North East India as well as China. | |
Calamondin Calamansi |
× Citrofortunella mitis | ||
Cam sành | Citrus reticulata × maxima | ||
Chinotto | Citrus myrtifolia | It is an essential flavoring agent of most Italian amari, of the popular Campari apéritif, and of several brands of carbonated soft drinks that are generically called "chinotto". | |
Citron | Citrus medica | ||
Clementine | Citrus reticulata | ||
Corsican citron | Citrus medica | ||
Desert lime | Citrus glauca | Found in lowland subtropical rainforest and dry rainforest areas of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Early settlers consumed the fruit and retained the trees when clearing for agriculture. Commercial uses include boutique marmalade and restaurant dishes, and is exported for such. | |
Etrog | Citrus medica | ||
Finger lime | Citrus australasica | The finger lime has been recently popularised as a gourmet bushfood. Finger lime is thought to have the widest range of colour variation within any Citrus species. | |
Florentine citron | Citrus medica | ||
Grapefruit | Citrus × paradisi | ||
Greek citron | Citrus medica | ||
Hyuganatsu Konatsu Tosakonatsu New Summer Orange |
Citrus tamurana | ||
First Lady Anadomikan |
Citrus × iyo | ||
Kabosu | Citrus sphaerocarpa | ||
Kaffir lime | Citrus hystrix | ||
Key lime | Citrus aurantiifolia | ||
Kinnow | Citrus nobilis × Citrus deliciosa | ||
Kiyomi | Citrus unshiu × Citrus sinensis | ||
Kumquat | Citrus japonica | ||
Lemon | Citrus limon | ||
Lime | |||
Mandarin orange Mandarin Mandarine |
Citrus reticulata | ||
Mangshanyegan | Citrus mangshanensis | ||
Meyer lemon | Citrus × meyeri | ||
Moroccan citron | Citrus medica | ||
Myrtle-leaved orange tree | Citrus myrtifolia | ||
Orange Sweet orange |
Citrus × sinensis | ||
Oroblanco Sweetie |
Citrus grandis × C. Paradisi/Citrus maxima/Citrus grandis | ||
Papeda | Papedas are a group of less palatable, slow-growing, hardy citrus native to Asia, formerly placed in the subgenus Papeda of the genus Citrus. The papeda group includes some of the most tropical, and also some of the most frost-tolerant citrus plants. They are cultivated far less often than other citrus, though they will all hybridize with other citrus.
This group contains about 15 species. | ||
Persian lime Tahiti lime Bearss lime |
Citrus × latifolia | ||
Pomelo Pummelo Pommelo Shaddock |
Citrus maxima or Citrus grandis | ||
Ponderosa lemon | Citrus maxima × medica | ||
Rangpur Lemandarin |
Citrus × limonia | ||
Round lime Australian lime Australian round lime |
Citrus australis | ||
Satsuma Cold hardy mandarin Satsuma mandarin Satsuma orange Christmas orange Tangerine |
Citrus unshiu | ||
Shangjuan Ichang lemon |
Citrus cavaleriei × C. maxima | ||
Shonan Gold | Citrus flaviculpus hort. ex Tanaka (Ōgonkan) × Citrus unshiu | ||
Sudachi | Citrus sudachi | ||
Sweet limetta Mediterranean sweet lemon Sweet lemon Sweet lime |
Citrus limetta | ||
Taiwan tangerine Flat lemon Hirami lemon Thin-skinned flat lemon |
Citrus × depressa | ||
Tangelo Honeybell |
C. reticulata × C. maxima or ×C. paradisi | ||
Tangerine | Citrus tangerina | ||
Tangor | C. reticulata × C. sinensis | ||
Ugli fruit | Citrus reticulata × Citrus paradisi | ||
Yuzu | Citrus cavaleriei × C. reticulata |
See also
- List of lemon dishes and beverages.
External links
- "The Citrus Family Tree", National Geographic
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