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.
Bergamot orange Citrus bergamia Citrus bergamia, the bergamot orange, is a fragrant citrus fruit the size of an orange, with a yellow or green colour similar to a lime, depending on ripeness. Genetic research into the ancestral origins of extant citrus cultivars found bergamot orange to be a probable hybrid of lemon and bitter orange.
Calamondin
Calamansi
× Citrofortunella mitis Calamansi, also known as calamondin, Philippine lime, or Philippine lemon, is an economically important citrus hybrid predominantly cultivated in the Philippines. It is native to the Philippines, Borneo, Sumatra, and Sulawesi in Indonesia in Southeast Asia, Malaysia as well as southern China and Taiwan in East Asia.
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".
Citrumelo × Citroncirus ssp. Citrumelo is also called Swingle citrumelo trifoliate hybrid, because it is cold hardy and is a hybrid between a 'Duncan' grapefruit and a trifoliate orange, developed by Walter Tennyson Swingle.
Clementine Citrus reticulata A clementine is a tangor, a citrus fruit hybrid between a willowleaf mandarin orange and a sweet orange, named in honour of Clément Rodier, a French missionary who first discovered and propagated the cultivar in Algeria. The exterior is a deep orange colour with a smooth, glossy appearance.
Clymenia Citrus Clymenia Clymenia fruits are a small hesperidium, a citrus fruit. Sweet and lemony in flavor, the tangerine-sized fruits are highly segmented, with yellow pulp, and a leathery rind, They contain a large number of polyembryonic seeds.
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.
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.
Ginger lime
Adajamir
Citrus assamensis Citrus assamensis, the adajamir or ginger lime, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, native to Assam and Bangladesh. It is locally cultivated for its fruit, which give a very sour juice with an aroma reminiscent of ginger or eucalyptus.
Hyuganatsu
Konatsu
Tosakonatsu
New Summer Orange
Citrus tamurana Hyuganatsu (Citrus tamurana, Japanese: 日向夏) is a citrus fruit and plant grown in Japan. The name comes from Hyūga, the ancient name of Miyazaki Prefecture in Kyushu, where the citrus is said to have originated, while "natsu" (夏) means summer. Hyūganatsu grown outside Kyushu are sometimes shipped under different names such as Konatsu (小夏), Tosakonatsu (土佐小夏), or New Summer Orange (ニューサマーオレンジ).
Kabosu Citrus sphaerocarpa Kabosu (カボス or 臭橙; binomial name: Citrus sphaerocarpa) is a citrus fruit of an evergreen broad-leaf tree in the family Rutaceae. It is popular in Japan, where its juice is used to improve the taste of many dishes, especially cooked fish, sashimi, and hot pot dishes.
Kanpei Citrus reticulata 'Kanpei' Kanpei, also known as Ehime queen splash, is a Citrus cultivar that originated in Japan. Kanpei was created by crossing the dekopon and nishinokaori varieties in 1991, although it was not officially introduced until August 2007.
Kawachi Bankan Citrus kawachiensis Two varieties of Kawachi Bankan have been identified: one, a hybrid between the ujukitsu (seed parent, Citrus ujukitsu) and an unidentified species (pollen parent), and the other, a hybrid between the yuge-hyoukan (seed parent, Citrus yuge-hyokan) and an unidentified species (pollen parent).
Key lime Citrus aurantiifolia
Koji orange Citrus leiocarpa
Kuchinotsu No. 37 Kiyomi × Encore
Kumquat Citrus japonica Also sometimes thought to be a part of its own Genus, called Fortunella
Lemon Citrus limon
Lime
Lumia
Mandarin orange
Mandarin
Mandarine
Citrus reticulata
Mangshanyegan Citrus mangshanensis
Myrtle-leaved orange tree Citrus myrtifolia
Pompia Citrus medica tuberosa
Ponkan Citrus poonensis
Round lime
Australian lime
Australian round lime
Citrus australis
Satsuma
Cold hardy mandarin
Satsuma mandarin
Satsuma orange
Christmas orange
Tangerine
Citrus unshiu
Sudachi Citrus sudachi
Sweet limetta
Mediterranean sweet lemon
Sweet lemon
Sweet lime
Citrus limetta
Tangerine Citrus tangerina
Volkamer lemon Citrus volkameriana
Yukou Citrus yuko

Hybrid

Common
name(s)
Image Taxonomic
name/constituents
Notes
Bitter orange
Seville orange
Sour orange
Bigarade orange
Marmalade orange
Citrus × aurantium
Blood orange Citrus × sinensis
Cam sành Citrus reticulata × maxima
Citrange Citrus sinensis × Poncirus trifoliata
First Lady
Anadomikan
Citrus × iyo
Florentine citron Citrus × limonimedica
Grapefruit Citrus × paradisi
Haruka Citrus tamurana × natsudaidai
Hassaku Citrus × hassaku
Jabara Citrus × jabara
Kobayashi mikan Citrus natsudaidai × unshiu
Meyer lemon Citrus × meyeri
Navel orange Citrus × sinensis
Orange
Sweet orange
Citrus × sinensis
Orangelo Citrus paradisi × Citrus sinensis
Oroblanco
Sweetie
Citrus grandis × C. Paradisi/Citrus maxima/Citrus grandis
Persian lime
Tahiti lime
Bearss lime
Citrus × latifolia
Pomelo
Pummelo
Pommelo
Shaddock
Citrus maxima or Citrus grandis
Taiwan tangerine
Flat lemon
Hirami lemon
Thin-skinned flat lemon
Citrus × depressa
Tangelo
Honeybell
C. reticulata × C. maxima or ×C. paradisi
Tangor C. reticulata × C. sinensis
Jamaican tangelo Citrus reticulata × Citrus paradisi
Kinkoji unshiu Citrus obovoidea × unshiu
Kinnow Citrus nobilis × Citrus deliciosa
Kiyomi Citrus unshiu × Citrus sinensis
Ponderosa lemon Citrus maxima × medica
Rangpur
Lemandarin
Citrus × limonia
Shangjuan
Ichang lemon
Citrus cavaleriei × C. maxima
Shonan Gold Citrus flaviculpus hort. ex Tanaka (Ōgonkan) × Citrus unshiu
Yuzu Citrus cavaleriei × C. reticulata

Citron

Common
name(s)
Image Taxonomic
name/constituents
Notes
Citron Citrus medica
Balady citron
Israel citron
Citrus medica Grown in Israel and used for Jewish ritual purposes.
Buddha's hand
Bushukan
Fingered citron
Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis Buddha's hand can be found in Northeast India as well as China.
Corsican citron Citrus medica
Etrog Citrus medica
Diamante citron Citrus medica var. vulgaris
Greek citron Citrus medica
Moroccan citron Citrus medica


Papeda

Common
name(s)
Image Taxonomic
name/constituents
Notes
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.

Ichang papeda Citrus cavaleriei
Kaffir lime Citrus hystrix

See also

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